Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines adds 2 destinations from Orlando
Spirit Airlines will add a pair of new destinations from Orlando in June.
The Dania Beach-based airline will launch Orlando service to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport in Tennessee on June 4 and Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina on June 5.
Both the Columbia and Chattanooga airports will also add Spirit routes to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
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