Fort Lauderdale Flights Returning To Arnold Palmer Regional Airport In May

Spirit Airlines has announced that it will resume daily flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
(LBE) in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., starting in May.
The new flights will start on May 8 and will be scheduled two days a week.
“This is wonderful news,” said airport authority Executive Director Gabe Monzo. “It’s only two
days a week to get started, but hopefully it’s a sign of bigger and better things to come. But it
certainly shows a strong commitment from Spirit.”
Since Spirit started operating out of the airport in Unity Township in 2011, the airport’s hallmarks
have long been convenience, direct, non-stop flights, and free parking,” Monzo added. More
than 3,000,000 passengers have used the service.
Previous Fort Lauderdale flights from Latrobe ended in December, 2022, but other destinations
have continued since the airline started flying out of Latrobe.
Currently, Spirit is flying daily to Orlando, Fla., and has added daily Myrtle Beach, S.C., flights to
the roster, as well. Those flights also start in early May.
All flights feature 180-seat Airbus 320 aircraft.
The airport is also currently in the midst of a major terminal expansion.
Located in the heart of Westmoreland County, Arnold Palmer Regional near Latrobe is easily
accessed via a number of major travel arteries. Travelers from the south and west of the airport,
in Maryland, West Virginia and Ohio, will also find readily accessible travel routes to reach the
small but welcoming facility.
Best of all, parking at the airport is free. “So, essentially, you save $100 off your trip just entering
the parking lot,” Monzo said.
For more information on scheduling and fares, visit spirit.com