Spirit Airlines will resume flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., starting in May. The new flights will begin on May 8 and will be scheduled two days a week. "This is wonderful news,

American Airlines says it’s is adding new service between MIA and Rome this year and also extending its service between MIA and Paris. The daily flight between MIA and Rome’s Fiumicino Airport will start July 5. Daily flights between MIA and Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris will continue through August.

A plane's landing gear collapsed during takeoff at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, briefly halting traffic.

Direct flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will resume in May, the Westmoreland County Airport Authority announced Friday. Spirit Airlines will initially operate two weekly flights to the south Florida city,

Southwest has seen decreased activity at FLL. In 2024, it carried just under 4 million passengers, an 18% decline from 2023, according to airport figures. The airline dropped from third to fourth place among carriers in number of passengers at FLL — while overall passenger volume last year at the airport increased slightly.

Spirit Airlines announced on March 5 that it will introduce new flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Columbia, South Carolina. The Dania Beach-based airline’s new routes, set to begin in June, mark an expansion for the airline as it works to emerge from bankruptcy.