Ke komo nei ʻo Spirit Airlines i kahi mokuna hou a hoihoi i kāna mōʻaukala 20+ makahiki ma Puerto Rico i kēia lā ma ka hoʻomaka ʻana i kāna hoʻonui ʻana ma Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU).

Loaʻa i ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi nā koho lele ʻole i kēlā me kēia lā ma waena o San Juan a me nā wahi i ka hapa hikina o ka US e hoʻokomo iā Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), a me Detroit (DTW), me kahi lele kū ʻole i Hartford (BDL) e hoʻomaka ana ma Iune 7. ʻO kēia ulu ʻana e maʻalahi ka huakaʻi i ka helu ʻekahi o ka huakaʻi Caribbean ʻo Spirit no nā malihini hou aʻe ma ka US a kūkulu i ka hana SJU nui loa o ka mea lawe i kēia lā.

Ma waho aʻe o nā ala hou, Uhane Airlines i kēia lā ua hoʻonui i ka lawelawe SJU e hoʻokomo i ʻelima mau mokulele i Orlando (MCO), a ʻelua mau mokulele i kēlā me kēia lā i Baltimore (BWI), Fort Lauderdale (FLL) a me Newark (EWR). ʻO ka ulu pinepine ʻana e hoʻohui i nā manawa hou e hoʻopili ai i nā Puerto Ricans me ka ʻohana a me nā hoaaloha, a me ka maʻalahi o ka huakaʻi leʻaleʻa ma waena o nā wahi kaulana.

“ʻO kā mākou kūpaʻa i Pokoliko ʻoi aku ma mua o ʻelua mau makahiki, a he mea hauʻoli iā mākou e hoʻolauleʻa i kēia lā me ka hoʻonui ʻana e hoʻonui i kā mākou lawelawe SJU i ka mea nui loa, e lawelawe ana i kēia manawa he 16 mau wahi hoʻomaha ʻole a me nā alapine i hoʻonui ʻia i nā mākeke koʻikoʻi, "wahi a Bobby Schroeter, Hope Pelekikena Nui a Luna Kūʻai Nui o ka ʻUhane Airlines. “Mahalo nui mākou i ke kaiāulu ʻo Puerto Rican no ka ʻapo ʻana iā mākou, a ke mahalo nei mākou i kā mākou ʻohana ʻohana ʻuhane kupaianaha ma San Juan, Aguadilla & Ponce, a me kā mākou mau hoa mokulele waiwai.

"ʻO kā mākou hoʻolauleʻa e loaʻa kahi haʻawina mai The Spirit Charitable Foundation e kālele ana i ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā kaiāulu kahi a mākou e noho ai a hana. Ua kākoʻo lōʻihi kā mākou Hui Pūʻulu San Juan iā Hogar Niñito Jesús a ʻo kā mākou hāʻawi e kākoʻo i kā lākou hana e mālama ana i nā keiki e pono ai ka hale, "i hoʻohui ai ʻo Schroeter.

Ma waho aʻe o ka lawelawe ʻana i kāna mau malihini, hoʻohana ʻo Spirit a me kāna mau hoa hana ma kahi o 1,000 Puerto Ricans ma ka mokupuni ma ʻekolu mau mokulele a me kāna hale mālama mokulele ma Aguadilla. E hana ana kēia hoʻonui hou ma kahi o 80 mau hana hou ma San Juan.

“Aloha mākou i nā ala hou o Spirit Airlines, e hoʻonui ana i nā koho mokulele ma waena o Puerto Rico a me ʻelima mau kūlanakauhale ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa ʻO ke kahua mokulele honua ʻo Luis Muñoz Marín. Ua mākaukau kā mākou mau mea hana a me nā limahana no ka ulu mau ʻana e hiki ai iā mākou ke ʻike i nā hana e like me ka Spirit's. ʻO kēia mau huakaʻi hou ʻo Spirit, mai a i ko mākou mokupuni, e wehe i nā puka i nā manawa hana hou a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka ʻoihana kālepa a me nā hana mākaʻikaʻi ma ka Mokupuni, "wahi a Jorge Hernández, Pelekikena o Aerostar.

"Ua hauʻoli mākou i ka ulu ʻana o ka hoʻokele waiwai a me ka mākeke e hana ai kēia mau mokulele no Puerto Rico ma ke ʻano he huakaʻi huakaʻi kiʻekiʻe ma ka Caribbean. ʻO ka manaʻo o ka Spirit e hoʻohui i nā pilina hou mai ʻelima mau hub koʻikoʻi mai ka US a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka pinepine o nā mokulele mai ʻehā ʻē aʻe, e kūlike me kā mākou ʻike a me ka hoʻolālā e hoʻomohala hou a i ʻole ka ea a hoʻoikaika i ka hana mākaʻikaʻi holoʻokoʻa, kekahi o nā ʻāpana nui o kā mākou hoʻokele waiwai," wahi a Carlos Mercado Santiago, Luna Hoʻokele o ka Hui Hoʻokele ʻo Puerto Rico.

He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:

Spirit’s decision to add new connections from five important hubs from the US and the increase in frequency of flights from four others, aligns with our vision and strategy to further develop or air access and strengthen the overall tourism activity, one of the key sectors of our economy,”.
These new Spirit flights, from and to our island, open doors to new employment opportunities and an increase in commercial and tourist activity in the Island,”.
“Our commitment to Puerto Rico stretches more than two decades, and it’s exciting for us to celebrate today with an expansion that grows our SJU service to the largest it’s ever been, now serving 16 nonstop destinations plus increased frequencies to key markets,”.