Company Beginnings

The company was founded in 1964 as Clippert Trucking Company, a Michigan corporation, and in 1974 changed its name to Ground Air Transfer, Inc. In 1983, the company started doing business as Charter One, a Detroit-based charter tour operator providing travel packages to entertainment You need to be a member to view our links.destinations such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas and the Bahamas. In 1992, Charter One changed its name to Spirit Airlines, brought jet equipment into the fleet, and thereafter began adding scheduled passenger service to destinations such as Fort Lauderdale, Detroit, Myrtle Beach, Los Angeles and New York. Spirit relocated its headquarters to Miramar, Florida in
December 1999. Expansion continued with the addition of the Chicago

market, as well as coast-to-coast service to Los Angeles.

Beyond Coast-to-Coast

In November 2001, Spirit inaugurated service to San Juan, Puerto Rico and implemented a fully-integrated

Spanish language customer service plan, including a website and dedicated reservation line. May and June 2002 brought new service to L

as Vegas, as well as expanded service in nearly every market. Fall of 2003 brought Spirit to Washington, DC’s Reagan National Airport andCancun, Mexico. In fall 2004, Spirit introduced service…