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4 New Flights Added At BWI Airport
Four new flights are coming to BWI Airport. Visit a beach, a music town or two big cities.
![Spirit Airlines last Thursday announced new flights to Boston, New Orleans, San Diego and Portland, Oregon from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. BWI Airport is pictured above.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/24287450/20240305/110219/styles/patch_image/public/img-5181___05105354425.jpg)
LINTHICUM, MD β Four new flights are coming to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Budget carrier Spirit Airlines will soon launch service from BWI Airport to:
- Boston (Twice daily)
- Portland, Oregon (Four times weekly)
- New Orleans (Five times weekly)
- San Diego (Three times weekly)
The Boston and Portland flights start May 8.
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The New Orleans and San Diego routes debut May 9.
Travelers can book tickets at spirit.com.
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BWI Airport announced the expansion last Thursday.
With these routes, Spirit will offer nonstop service from BWI Airport to 16 cities.
Spirit is the second-largest airline at BWI Airport with a passenger market share of about 8 percent.
BWI Airport said its airline seat capacity, or the number of available tickets for departing flights, has increased since the pandemic.
The airport's first-quarter airline seat capacity is up 5% from last year and 2% from 2019 before the pandemic. Its second-quarter capacity is also expected to be up by 5% from the same period in 2023.
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