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United Airlines Adding 15 Winter Routes in Case ‘Spirit Suddenly Goes Out of Business’

United will offer 45 flights per day to Orlando, 30 to Fort Lauderdale, and 43 to Las Vegas.
United Airlines Adding 15 Winter Routes in Case ‘Spirit Suddenly Goes Out of Business’
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 and a United Airlines Airbus A319 arrive at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Jan. 9, 2024. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
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In a direct response to Spirit Airlines’ recent announcement on its second Chapter 11 filing in less than a year, United Airlines is planning to expand its winter flights to 15 sunny destinations, including Fort Lauderdale and Orlando in Florida, as well as Las Vegas.

With this schedule expansion, United will offer 45 flights per day to Orlando, 30 to Fort Lauderdale, and 43 to Las Vegas, the airline reported in a Sept. 4 company statement.

Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
Mary T. Prenon covers real estate and business. She has been a writer and reporter for over 25 years with various print and broadcast media in New York.