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New flights at Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports: Catch up with the details

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports focus have added new international flights to expand connections between South Florida and destinations in the Caribbean, Central America, Europe and Israel.

Also, Avianca has a renovated lounge at Miami International Airport, emphasizing its commitment to providing comprehensive services at this key hub while planning to start new routes to cities like San José, Costa Rica. Spirit Airlines also plays a role, offering new non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Belize City and Grand Cayman starting in late 2025.

Catch up with our travel coverage.

Avianca will start new routes this year from MIA and FLL to Central America.

NO. 1: MIAMI AND BROWARD AIRPORTS ARE ADDING NEW FLIGHTS TO CENTRAL AMERICA. SEE THE DETAILS

What to know about the routes and the start dates. | Published March 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

Avianca opens a new lounge at the J Terminal in Miami, Florida. The lounge features a playroom, business center, food bar, and large windows, aimed at enhancing the travel experience for passengers at Miami International Airport. By Carl Juste

NO. 2: COLOMBIAN AIRLINE AVIANCA OPENS NEW LOUNGE AT MIAMI AIRPORT. TAKE A LOOK

Come learn details and see images of new lounge at MIA | Published March 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

A Spirit Airlines plane sits at a gate at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, waiting to make the carrier’s inaugural flight to Newark, New Jersey on June 5, 2025. By Colin Elam

NO. 3: HEADING TO KEY WEST BUT DON’T WANT TO DRIVE? SPIRIT STARTING FLL FLIGHTS

What to know about the new South Florida service. | Published July 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

Aviones de JetBlue esperan en la puerta de embarque del Aeropuerto Internacional de Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood en 2020. By Mark Konezny

NO. 4: JETBLUE IS ADDING NEW FLIGHTS IN FORT LAUDERDALE. SEE DESTINATIONS AND DETAILS

What to know about the expansion, which comes after a pullout from Miami. | Published July 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

Employees attend the opening of Spirit Airlines new campus outside the support center on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Dania Pointe in Dania Beach. By Alie Skowronski

NO. 5: SPIRIT IS ADDING 2 INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS FROM FLL. SEE DESTINATIONS AND DETAILS

Spirit Airlines is adding two adding service from FLL to international destinations from Fort Lauderdale. | Published August 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.