Spirit Airlines is expanding its route offerings in Central America with the scheduling of service between Houston – Intercontinental (IAH) and Tegucigalpa – Palmerola (XPL) beginning June 8. The airline is the only low cost carrier in the market between Texas and Honduras, where it currently competes with legacy carriers such as United and American Airlines.
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The company will offer 1,092 seats per week on this route, this service will be complemented by the airline’s Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – Comayagua (XPL) schedule. In total, Spirit will offer a capacity of 5,096 seats per week between the United States and the Honduran capital beginning in June.
In Honduras, the carrier also has nonstop flights to San Pedro Sula (SAP) from Houston – Intercontinental (IAH), Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Orlando (MCO).
Flight schedule between Houston and Palmerola
- Houston – Tegucigalpa Flight NK 936 IAH 14:08 – XPL 16:10 Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
- Tegucigalpa – Houston Flight NK 937 XPL 17:10 – IAH 09:25 Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
The route will be operated on Airbus A320 aircraft with a capacity of 182 passengers in two classes (8 Big Front Seat/174 Economy) and promotional fares are available from USD 77 each way.
In addition to its operations to Honduras, Spirit in Central America has services to Guatemala City (GUA), Managua (MGA), San Salvador (SAL) and San José de Costa Rica (SJO).
Palmerola on the rise
Recently, Peter Fleming, Palmerola’s Air Connectivity Development Advisor, was present at the Routes Americas 2023 international airline trade show where he stated that airport authorities are working to create new routes and provide passengers with new destinations and affordable fares that allow consumers to travel.
«Palmerola has great growth potential, an infrastructure ready to incorporate new and more operations, and a privileged location, because we are in the center of America. There is a lot of interest from airlines to operate from our terminal. We have initiated several negotiations and we hope to be able to give good news soon«, said Fleming.
