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Spirit: “A different kind of airline” touches down in Richmond

March 19, 2018

Spirit Airlines Inc. knows that itโ€™s a โ€œdifferent kind of airline,โ€ said Mark Kopczak, the ultralow-cost carrierโ€™s vice president, network planning.

Spirit, whichย launched in Richmond last week with daily nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Fla., says it sees an opportunity to undercut existing carriers here with its โ€œbare fare,โ€ which gets passengers a seat, license to carry a small personal bag and nothing else.

Spirit will compete with low-cost carrier JetBlueโ€™s twice-daily nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando and Allegiantโ€™s twice-weekly flights to Orlando-Sanford International Airport.

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