Travelers planning to fly on Spirit Airlines nonstop from Myrtle Beach to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with the hope of connecting to Nassau, Bahamas, will hit a glitch after Feb. 9.<\/P><\/p>\n
Spirit launched its nonstop service to Nassau from Fort Lauderdale on Monday, but the airline will drop its nonstop flights from Myrtle Beach to Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 10.<\/P><\/p>\n
Myrtle Beach travelers can still fly on Spirit to Nassau by making two connections: through New York’s La Guardia Airport and then through Fort Lauderdale.<\/P><\/p>\n
At least one Myrtle Beach resident is not happy about the schedule change, which occurred after he purchased tickets.<\/P><\/p>\n
“I’m not going to go north to go south,” said Bob DeCiero, who plans to board a cruise ship Feb. 18 in Fort Lauderdale. DeCiero, who originally is from Massachusetts, said he does not want to fly to La Guardia in February.<\/P><\/p>\n
“I don’t want to get caught in a snowstorm,” DeCiero said. “I’m not going to throw myself into harm’s way and jeopardize a $5,000 cruise.”<\/P><\/p>\n
The nonstop flight from Myrtle Beach would have put DeCiero and his wife in Fort Lauderdale before noon. The new schedule has travelers arriving in Fort Lauderdale just before 4 p.m. DeCiero’s cruise is scheduled to depart from Fort Lauderdale at 5 p.m.<\/P><\/p>\n
Myrtle Beach travelers who want to fly nonstop to the Bahamas have the option of flying on Hooters Air, but that doesn’t help DeCiero.<\/P><\/p>\n
“I would love to plug myself back into the nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale,” DeCiero said. “Right now, I have to drive.”<\/P><\/p>\n
Myrtle Beach airport officials said Spirit’s nonstop Myrtle Beach to Fort Lauderdale schedule usually is seasonal.<\/P><\/p>\n
Spirit launched its nonstop service to Nassau from Fort Lauderdale on Monday.<\/P><\/p>\n
“They do have a few more weeks to take advantage of the schedule,” said Caitlin Fox, a spokeswoman for the airline.<\/P><\/p>\n
Fox said the airline has not set a date to resume the nonstop route between Myrtle Beach and Fort Lauderdale.<\/P><\/p>\n
DeCiero was notified of Spirit’s schedule change in mid-December. He canceled his reservation Dec. 16 and was told he would receive a refund. He hasn’t gotten it yet but was told it is because a lot of people canceled reservations because of the schedule change.<\/P><\/p>\n
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