The airline alleges “an unlawful job action by Spirit pilots,” and said that the Air Line Pilots Association (APLA) and some of its members are “purposely and unlawfully disrupting operations.”ĬNN notes that just on Sunday, the airline had to cancel 81 flights, “comprising 17% of the carrier's scheduled flights for the day.” And, Spirit estimates roughly 20,000 customers have been affected by the lawsuit.
While some passengers were pulled aside from the crowd, others were forcibly taken to the ground or placed in handcuffs.īut problems have certainly been building for Spirit, as the airline had to cancel almost 300 flights over the past seven days due to its lawsuit against its own pilot union.
In the latest incident of airline chaos, multiple videos were posted online showing altercations that had broken out between travelers and airline employees, with authorities doing their best to restore order. On Tuesday, shares of discount airliner Spirit Airlines SAVE are tumbling, down about 3.8% in late-morning trading after the company had to abruptly cancel nine flights Monday evening, with passenger frustration culminating in fights with Spirit employees at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida.
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