ADVISORY/Spirit Airlines Returns to Washington D.C.; CEO at Washington National - Thursday morning, November 13.Business Editors/Travel Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (Nov. 13) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHAT: Spirit Airlines executives will be in attendance as its
inaugural flight takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington
National airport. Spirit's CEO Jacob Schorr will be in
attendance.
WHEN: Thursday morning ribbon cutting, November 13, 2003, at
7:00 a.m. Flight #507 departs at 7:30 am, bound for Fort
Lauderdale continuing to San Juan, Puerto Rico
WHERE: Terminal A, at Spirit Airlines ticket counter (not necessary
to go thru security)
Quote from Spirit CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Jacob Schorr: "It's a special day for Spirit Airlines. We flew to Washington prior to the 9/11 tragedy and now, after a two year absence we are restoring service. Our new service will give travelers great low fares, reliable service, a solid schedule and all to and from the most convenient D.C. area airport. Background: Spirit Airlines won the right to have two daily flights in a lottery held on August 12, 2003 and overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control (FAA). The four slots give Spirit the opportunity to fly two roundtrip round·trip or round-trip also round trip n. A trip from one place to another and back, usually over the same route. flights from Washington National to cities that fall within a 1,250-mile perimeter of the airport, the FAA says. Spirit was one of two carriers that won the Air Carrier lottery in the large-carrier category, a total of 15 large carriers were eligible for the slots. Quick Reference Schedule for Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) Departing from Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) Destination Flight Departure/Arrival Time Stops ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fort Lauderdale 507 7:30 a.m. / 9:55 a.m. 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fort Lauderdale 395 4:00 p.m. / 6:25 p.m. 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- San Juan 507 7:30 a.m. / 2:30 p.m. 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- San Juan 395 / 751 4:00 p.m. / 11:00 p.m. 1/FLL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Arriving to Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) Destination Flight Departure/Arrival Time Stops ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fort Lauderdale 394 12:35 p.m. / 3:00 p.m. 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fort Lauderdale 516 7:30 p.m. / 9:55 p.m. 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- San Juan 770 / 394 8:15 a.m. / 3:00 p.m. 1/FLL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- San Juan 516 4:45 p.m. / 9:55 p.m. 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fare Special Fares between Washington D.C.'s Reagan National and Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. start as low as $67 while fares between Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National and San Juan San Juan, city, Argentina San Juan (săn wän, Span. sän hwän), city (1991 pop. 353,476), capital of San Juan prov., W Argentina. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural region. start at $123. Fares are good for travel November 13, 2003 through February 6, 2004 and must be purchased by November 25, 2003. These fares are each way based on round-trip travel and do not include $3.00 segment fee, passenger facility charges of up to $18 round trip depending on itinerary and government imposed September 11th security fee of $2.50 per segment. Fares to San Juan do not include International Excise tax Excise Tax 1. An indirect tax charged on the sale of a particular good. 2. A penalty tax applied to ineligible transactions in retirement accounts. This penalty is assessed by and paid to the IRS. Notes: 1. of $13.40 each way. These fares are not available 11/21/03 - 12/02/03, 12/18/03 - 01/12/04, and 1/15/04 - 1/20/04. About Spirit Airlines Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 13 year old Spirit Airlines is the largest privately-held airline in the U.S. With a fleet of modern aircraft for scheduled and charter service, Spirit brings low fares and friendly service to 15 cities, including: Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. , N.J., Chicago/O'Hare, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Myrtle Beach, S.C., New York/LaGuardia, Washington, D.C., San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. and the Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers Fort Myers, city (1990 pop. 45,206), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc. 1905. It has a tourist trade and light industry and is a shipping point for citrus fruits, winter vegetables, flowers (especially , Orlando, Tampa and seasonal service to West Palm Beach. Spirit's website is http://www.spiritair.com. Interesting facts about Spirit Airlines -- Customers who book on spiritair.com may make changes to their reservations with no change fee, up to one month prior to departure -- Pre-assigned seating available to customers booking on spiritair.com -- Passengers may print roundtrip boarding passes up to 45 days in advance of departure -- Day of departure upgrades to Spirit Plus for $40 per segment Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Jacob Schorr, Spirit's CEO and other Spirit executives are available at DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. on Thursday, November 13, to discuss this news release, industry topics or trends by calling Bennett & Company at 888-425-9993. |
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