Spirit Airlines Celebrates 25 Years of Soaring at Los Angeles International Airport

Today marks Spirit Airlines’ (NYSE: SAVE) 25th anniversary of providing high-value service to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) travelers.

«We first landed at Los Angeles International Airport 25 years ago and are proud to have grown to be one of the largest low-fare airlines at LAX, thanks to the support of our Guests and long-term partners at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA),» said Ted Christie, President and Chief Executive Officer at Spirit Airlines. «We look forward to continue serving our Los Angeles Guests with 40 nonstop flights a day to 25 destinations across the United States and investing in the local community through the Spirit Charitable Foundation.»

Additionally, the Spirit Charitable Foundation commemorated the anniversary with a donation of $25,000 to the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization, TreePeople. The sizable donation will advance the organization’s support of sustainable urban ecosystems in the Greater Los Angeles area through education, volunteer community-based action, and advocacy.

Spirit first landed at LAX in 1999 and currently serves 25 nonstop destinations. In the last five years, the carrier has made significant investments in its LAX service. Most recently, Spirit launched daily, nonstop service to Portland (PDX) and Seattle (SEA), and will be launching seasonal nonstop service to Boston (BOS) on Aug. 14.