Spirit is a low-
fare airline that flies 27
McDonnell Douglas MD-80's. It started flying in
1992 with a route network concentrated around the northeastern US, but eventually moved its focus southward to
Florida. In
1999, Spirit moved its headquarters from
Detroit to
South Florida.
Despite the post-9/11 airline bust, Spirit has stayed in the air. On September 11, 2002, they offered all of their seats for free as a "thank you" to their customers.
Spirit currently flies to:
Their airline code is
NK, and their website is at www.spiritair.com.