Spirit Airlines Highest On-Time Arrivals for Holiday Travel; DOT's Air Travel Consumer Report -...

Business Editors/Travel Writers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2002

Spirit Airlines, the low-fare specialist, continues to lead airline carriers in on-time arrivals with 87.6 percent as compared to reported data issued in the U.S. Department of Transportation's

"Spirit carried more than 220,000 passengers during the holiday travel season in December and we are elated to once again lead the industry in key areas of consumer and industry standards, especially on-time arrivals system-wide," said Ned Homfeld, chairman and founder of Spirit Airlines.

"We anticipate that our rankings will remain solid into 2002 as we continue to expand including new service to Denver, Colo. beginning in May."

"Spirit has seen a resurgence in bookings over the past few days and, in fact, February 11, 2002 was the best sales day in the company's 11 year history," continued Homfeld.

The Air Travel Consumer Report is a monthly product of the Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings. The report is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by the airlines. The report normally is released by the end of the first week of each month and is available via the Internet at http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/.

Highest On-Time Arrivals

Spirit Airlines reported 87.6 percent on-time arrivals for the month of December 2001. The 11 reporting carriers showed an overall 80.2 percent on-time arrival statistic. When compared to the reporting carriers, Spirit exceeded this statistic by more than seven percent.

For on-time arrival graphs, please send an email request to: spiritpr@bennettandco.com

About Spirit Airlines

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Spirit Airlines links major Northern and Midwestern United States cities to popular destinations in Florida, South Carolina, California, and the Caribbean.

Celebrating its 11th year of offering low-fare service, Spirit Airlines serves Chicago/O'Hare, Detroit, NY/LaGuardia, Atlantic City, N.J., Los Angeles, Calif., Myrtle Beach, S.C., San Juan, Puerto Rico, Denver, Colo. and the Florida cities of; Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, West Palm Beach and Tampa.

The airline flies a fleet of modern aircraft and operates scheduled and charter service. Spirit's low fares never require an advance purchase or a minimum stay. Low one-way fares are always available. Reservations can be made online at http://www.spiritair.com, by calling 1-800-772-7117 or en Espanol at 1-800-756-7117, or through local travel agents.

Editors Note: Spirit's chairman and other executives are available to discuss this news release, industry topics or trends. We welcome media inquiries and you will find us immediately responsive.