Now Catch Spirit Airlines From Las Vegas to Reno

Spirit Airlines testament set in motion a twice-daily young route between the Las Vegas (LAS) and Reno-Tahoe (RNO) international airports on Wednesday, Aug. 10. The cassino connector marks the carrier’s first raid into northern Nevada.

“Spirit Airlines continues to adorn inward the Las Vegas market and provide opportunities for travelers to get this world-class destination,” said Chris Jones, Harry Thomas Reid International Airport chief marketing officer, inward a statement.

According to Jones, Spirit was the second-busiest LAS bearer inwards 2021, after Southwest. The Miramar, Fla.-based price reduction airline has served Sin City since it was founded inward 1983 as Charter One Airlines, a Detroit-based charter tour operator. The unexampled route is Spirit’s first into RNO.

“We are excited to conjoin the Spirit family,” said Shaun Carey, Chair of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, inwards a statement. “Getting Spirit to do our part has been years inward the making, and our total community of interests has played a role inward keeping and attracting beam divine service at RNO, despite a intriguing few years.”

Biggest Little Airport inwards the World

Other airlines currently connecting the two Silver State gaming hubs include American, United, Delta, Southwest, Alaska, Frontier, Allegiant and JSX. The reaching of Spirit bumps upward the summate number of airlines operating at the comparatively little Reno-Tahoe International Airport to 13. According to RNO, that’s the highest number of airlines serving a population surface area its size. (Reno’s electric current population is roughly 523,000, Sparks’ is or so 112,000.)

The Reno flying is one of III young verbatim Spirit routes service Harry Reid International Airport inward Las Vegas. Last week, the price reduction airline began quick Vegas vacationers, sports fans and conventioneers dorsum rest home to Albuquerque International Sunport and Boise Airport, as advantageously as curtain raising those routes to Vegas locals.

“Announcing trinity young markets is an exciting milepost for Spirit Airlines,” said John the Divine Kirby, Spirit’s vice chairperson of web planning, inwards a statement.

In 2010, Spirit became the first-class honours degree US air hose to accuse passengers for carry-on bags.

Spirit Dampened and Brightened

On Aug. 9, Spirit reported a second-quarter 2022 loss of $52.4 million, which it blamed on a surge inwards costs that overwhelmed an growth in travelling demand. Revenue rosaceous nearly 35% from pre-pandemic 2019 to almost $1.37 billion. However, expenses also rose, more than 66% during that time. Its fire costs more than doubled.

On the brighter said, II weeks ago, Spirit proclaimed plans to sell itself to JetBlue Airways for $3.8 billion. (Frontier had also been trying to acquire Spirit.) To spell through, the sell must still follow sanctioned past the airline’s shareholders and by authorities regulators. If it is, the merged keep company testament get the fifth-largest US-based carrier, with a market place portion out of to a greater extent than 10% percent, slow United (14%) Delta and southwestern United States (17% each) and American (18%).