MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31118 posts, RR: 74 Posted (6 years 3 hours ago) and read 1645 times:
As discussed in the Central American thread, and now official. Spirit will begin non-stop service between Ft. Lauderdale and Managua on 2 August 2007, operating 3x a week. Service will be daily effective 15 November 2007. Managua is Spirit's fourth destination in Central America, joining Guatemala City, San Jose, and San Pedro Sula. It isn't the last. Panama City is next...
You might want to fix the thread title, so it reads Spirit and not Spirti.
I already read something on an FLL-MGA route on Costaricaaviation.com. There are people over there who have their reservations on FLL-MGA becoming successful.
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31118 posts, RR: 74 Reply 2, posted (6 years 3 hours ago) and read 1637 times:
Quoting LTU932 (Reply 1):
I already read something on an FLL-MGA route on Costaricaaviation.com. There are people over there who have their reservations on FLL-MGA becoming successful.
If they have reservations, they obviously don't know that Miami-Managua is the third busiest O&D market between the United States and all of Central America. The only two busier markets are LAX-SAL and MIA-SJO.
LTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 13864 posts, RR: 51 Reply 3, posted (6 years 3 hours ago) and read 1633 times:
Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 2): If they have reservations, they obviously don't know that Miami-Managua is the third busiest O&D market between the United States and all of Central America.
That's true. Maybe it seemed to them unlikely because the flight isn't going to MIA, despite FLL's proximity to MIA.
Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 2): The only two busier markets are LAX-SAL and MIA-SJO.
I never knew LAX-SAL was such a big market. MIA-SJO is I guess a no-brainer, especially given the huge presence of AA down here in SJO.
John From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 1366 posts, RR: 6 Reply 5, posted (5 years 12 months 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1407 times:
And just how is FLL's customs/immigrations facility going to handle all this additional traffic? NK is already spilling over to terminal 3 at certain hours of the day.....Is NK spacing out their international arrivals?
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31118 posts, RR: 74 Reply 6, posted (5 years 12 months 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1394 times:
Quoting John (Reply 5): And just how is FLL's customs/immigrations facility going to handle all this additional traffic? NK is already spilling over to terminal 3 at certain hours of the day.....Is NK spacing out their international arrivals?
Yes, they are spacing out arrivals. They no longer have banks. The MGA flight, for example, is a redeye, and arrives in FLL very early in the morning (before 6AM). Still, though, FLL needs to expand their INS facilities. It is too small. FLL has more international traffic than airport's more than double its size, like DEN.
BigGSFO From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 2755 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (5 years 12 months 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 1377 times:
From the press release:
Managua, Nicaragua will be Spirit’s fifth Latin American destination served. Earlier this year, Spirit started service to San Jose, Costa Rica and Guatemala City, Guatemala and recently announced new service to San Pedro Sula, Honduras and Lima, Peru.
They do not mention Chiclayo, Peru. Has this service been canned before it even began?
MD90fan From Bahamas, joined Jul 2005, 2931 posts, RR: 7 Reply 9, posted (5 years 12 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1297 times:
Quoting MAH4546 (Reply 2): If they have reservations, they obviously don't know that Miami-Managua is the third busiest O&D market between the United States and all of Central America. The only two busier markets are LAX-SAL and MIA-SJO.
I may be wrong, but I seem to remember alot of the MGA-Florida traffic going to FLL. Anyways, I know Sweetwater will appreciate this flight
Either way, good news for Spirit, this will be a good route for them and their ever expanding FLL operation
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31118 posts, RR: 74 Reply 10, posted (5 years 12 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1296 times:
Quoting MD90fan (Reply 9):
I may be wrong, but I seem to remember alot of the MGA-Florida traffic going to FLL. Anyways, I know Sweetwater will appreciate this flight dollarsign
There might be a lot going to FLL, but the majority of the Nicuraguan population in South Florida lives in Little Havana, which nowadays has more Nicuraguans than Cubans.
MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8553 posts, RR: 14 Reply 11, posted (5 years 12 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1296 times:
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