Spirit to expand nonstop service out of Detroit Metro. What we know

Spirit Airlines resumes seasonal continuous service from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) to 5 places within the US, together with Boston, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Price, Philadelphia, Raleigh and Charlotte, the airline introduced on Thursday, January 15.

“We’re bringing again 5 standard locations for Motor Metropolis vacationers to plan a spring break,” stated Andrea Lusso, vice chairman of Community Planning at Spirit Airways. “We have been providing distinctive journey worth to our Detroit friends for many years, and we look ahead to providing much more reasonably priced and handy journey choices this yr.”

Flights to Boston and Philadelphia start April 15, whereas flights to Dallas, Charlotte and Raleigh start April 16, in response to a information launch.

The Raleigh and Charlotte routes will function 4 instances per week, whereas the Dallas route will function 5 instances per week. The Boston and Philadelphia routes are provided as soon as per day.

The announcement brings the airline’s listing of nonstop locations from DTW to 17 when service begins in April 2026.

Flights can now be booked on spirit.com.

What number of passengers do Michigan airports serve?

The Michigan Division of Transportation tracks passenger aircraft at airports throughout the state. The 2025 totals at Michigan’s largest airports via October embody:

• Detroit: 12.4 million
• Grand Rapids: 1.8 million
• Cross town: 418,000
• Flint: 287,000
• Saginaw MBS: 98,000
• Lansing: 94,000
• Kalamazoo: 74,000

Can I see which airports are experiencing delays?

Cirium’s FlightStats affords real-time information about airport delays on-line.

Spirit fired 103 flight attendants at DTW final yr

As well as, Spirit Airways notified the state’s Division of Labor and Financial system Alternative final yr that it might lay off 103 flight attendants on the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport beginning Dec. 1.

Jalen Williams is a trending reporter on the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jawilliams1@freepress.com.