8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2011

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SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-35186 (Commission File Number) 38-1747023 (IRS Employer Identification Number)

2800 Executive Way

Miramar, Florida 33025

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(954) 447-7920

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

Spirit Airlines, Inc. today reported certain traffic statistics for August 2011.  A copy of Spirit’s traffic results is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report of Form 8-K and incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	August 2011 traffic results.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits furnished herewith, contain various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, which represent the Company’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events.  When used in this release, the words “expects,” “estimates,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “indicates,” “believes,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “targets” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans or goals, or actions we may take in the future, are forward-looking statements.  All forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to the Company on the date of this release.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.  Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations, including the competitive environment in the airline industry; the Company’s ability to keep costs low; changes in fuel costs; the impact of worldwide economic conditions on customer travel behavior; the Company’s ability to generate non-ticket revenues; and government regulation.  Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the Company’s 10-Q filing dated July 27, 2011.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  September 6, 2011	SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.
	By:	/s/  Thomas Canfield
	Name:	Thomas Canfield
	Title:	Senior Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	August 2011 traffic results

EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

Spirit Airlines Reports August 2011 Traffic

Miramar, Florida (September 6, 2011) – Spirit Airlines (Nasdaq:  SAVE) today reported its preliminary traffic results for August 2011 and year-to-date 2011.

Traffic (revenue passenger miles) in August 2011 increased 15.8 percent versus August 2010 on a capacity (available seat miles) increase of 13.1 percent.  Load factor for August 2011 was 87.7 percent, an increase of 2.1 points as compared to August 2010.

In August 2011, Spirit cancelled 122 flights, or 14,287 thousand available seat miles, as a result of adverse weather conditions and airport closures in connection with Hurricane Irene.

The following table summarizes Spirit’s traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended August 31, 2011 and 2010.

	August 2011			August 2010			Change
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (000)		741,717			640,654			15.8	%
Available seat miles (ASMs) (000)		845,957			748,125			13.1	%
Load Factor		87.7	%		85.6	%	2.1 pts
Passenger flight segments		792,085			672,960			17.7	%
	YTD 2011			YTD 2010			Change
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (000)		5,464,740			4,284,899			27.5	%
Available seat miles (ASMs) (000)		6,351,216			5,244,547			21.1	%
Load Factor		86.0	%		81.7	%	4.3 pts
Passenger flight segments		5,703,386			4,502,027			26.7	%

About Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines (Nasdaq: SAVE) empowers customers to save money on air travel by offering ultra low base fares with a range of optional services for a fee, allowing customers the freedom to choose only the extras they value. This innovative approach grows the traveling market and stimulates new economic activity while creating new jobs.  Spirit's modern fleet, configuration and other innovations enable Spirit to burn less fuel per seat than competitors, making Spirit the most environmentally-friendly U.S. carrier.  Spirit’s all-Airbus fleet currently operates more than 175 daily flights to over 45 destinations throughout the U.S., Latin America and Caribbean.  Visit Spirit at www.spirit.com.

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954-628-4898

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