CAP-HAITIEN — After pausing operations in Haiti final November, Spirit Airways has one-way flights obtainable from Fort Lauderdale to Cap-Haïtien once more starting March 5 for a surprisingly low cost value as little as $118. The very best provide for the one-way flight from Cap-Haïtien to Fort Lauderdale is $372 and can be obtainable beginning March 5.
Tickets have been even cheaper on Jan. 22 and have steadily been growing. On Jan. 22, the most affordable Fort Lauderdale to Cap-Haitien ticket was $55, whereas the return flight value as little as $175.
“That is good! When it was solely Dawn, the worth was actually excessive,” Paul Simon, a 61-year-old retiree who typically travels from Florida to Cap-Haïtien, stated. “Now there’s competitors so the costs shall be first rate.”
Simon stated he’s delighted with Spirit’s return and is planning to journey to Cap-Haïtien in March.
Dawn Airways’ lowest one-way fare for its Cap-Haïtien to Miami flight in March is $380. In the meantime, its Miami to Cap-Haïtien flight is as little as $315.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banned all American airways in Haiti till March after gang members fired gunshots at a Spirit airplane in Port-au-Prince whereas it was trying to land at Toussaint Louverture Worldwide Airport in November. Dawn Airways, a Haitian airline, is now the one industrial service flying from the US to Cap-Haïtien. The one U.S. State Dawn flies to is Florida. So after Spirit’s return, passengers can have extra decisions of locations.
“That is good, when it was solely Dawn, the worth was actually excessive. Now there’s competitors so the costs shall be first rate.”
Paul Simon, Florida resident
Certainly, one cause why Dawn paused its Miami to Cap-Haïtien flight final 12 months was as a result of extra passengers have been selecting Spirit, the corporate informed The Haitian Occasions. Subsequently, Spirit’s return would possibly bother the Haitian firm’s operations, which have been beneath par, in response to many shoppers.
Moreover Spirit Airways, the opposite American-based airline firms which have been flying to Haiti lately are American Airways and JetBlue Airways. Haitians hope these carriers will resume operations within the nation once more quickly to supply much more choices.
Spirit doesn’t have flights obtainable to Port-au-Prince but. The corporate didn’t reply to The Haitian Occasions’ request for touch upon additional particulars, together with the explanation tickets look like so low cost now.