Non-Stop Flight Service To Puerto Rico Coming To RSW

If you're in Southwest Florida and have been wanting to take a trip to Puerto Rico, there's a new non-stop flight option coming to RSW this winter.

I've been interested in visiting Puerto Rico for awhile, but flying out of Fort Myers, there really haven't been any great options. If you don't mind a connecting flight, you can get there, but with the layover it can make a quick under 3 hour flight, turn into 8 really quick. I've looked at flying to San Juan from Miami or Fort Lauderdale, but of course from Southwest Florida, it may be cheaper, but you're adding a 2+ hour drive to your travel days.

Whether you're going to visit family and friends or just wanting to experience a new place like me, there will soon be a non-stop flight out of RSW to Puerto Rico. According to Simple Flying, the new route will start December 15 from RSW in Fort Myers to Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan with four flights each week.  The flight is just a quick 2 hours and 45 minutes and will fly Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

As is true for most Spirit flights, the fares are relatively inexpensive. Just to see for myself, I put in a departure after the holidays on 1/13 (a Saturday) and a return the following Saturday on 1/20 and it came to $198. Sprit does charge for bags and seat selection, but even so, your non-stop round trip flight in total will be less than $300. Not bad at all!

Travel experts say this week is the time to book travel for Thanksgiving. Fares are a little lower and there are more options. However, if you are flying from or through airports in the state other than RSW in Fort Myers, this list is something to consider. Here are the Florida Airports you should avoid this holiday season. There are four in the sunshine state that have the highest percentage of flight disruptions. Spoiler alert. None are in Southwest Florida. But you might want to think twice about Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.

In fact, flights from RSW have been on time this summer 70%. Many Southwest Floridians visit the New York City area around the holidays. It can be a dilemma when it comes to which of three airports to land. If you want the best chance of being on time and having few disruptions, opt for LaGuardia. More than 70% of flights here have been on time. The info is from AirHelp using data from the busy summer months.

Before we get the worst airports for disruptions, here is a list of the ten best starting with #1:

It's the holidays, and sometimes all bets are off when it comes to flying. However, here is the complete list of  airports to avoid this holiday season. And if you can't avoid them, just be prepared physically and mentally for possible delays and disruptions.

This is the worst airport in Florida according to these numbers. Worst airport for flight disruptions. 42.6% of all flights were disrupted for summer travel.

Orlando is a hub for many Florida travelers. Often times flights to and from SWFL go through here. Keep looking if that is your route. Orlando flights were disrupted 42.63% of the time in the last few months.

Flying to NYC to visit friends or see the city lights? You might want to look at one of the regions other airports. Flights to Newark were disrupted 39.19% over the summer.

Many people flying to DC and surrounding areas consider Baltimore. IF that is you, keep this in mind. Over the summer this airport saw 39.10% of its flights disrupted.

The number for Chicago could get worse as the winter storm season approaches. However, over the summer 36.28% of flights were disrupted to the Windy City.

The Mile High City comes in at #6. This summer, the airport in Denver saw 35.02% of its flights in and out experience disruptions.

Southwest Florida has a great connection to this city. New England is beautiful to visit. But if you can avoid flying into Boston, try to. Its flights were disrupted 34.6% of the time over the summer months.

Vegas could be a fun way to spend the holidays. But the city's airport, Harry Reid International, has lots of disruptions according to this report. 34.26% of flights were delayed over the summer.

Oh Miami. I love the city. The airport...not so much. It seems to always be under construction and the traffic is crazy. But you can often times get great deals from here. The downside is that over the summer 34.23% of the flights were disrupted.

I've always enjoyed flying out of Tampa. The terminal design is easy to navigate and there is some decent shopping in the hub while you wait. However, over the summer 33.2% of flights into and out of here were disrupted.