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Economy
Spirit Airlines cancels more than 200 flights in a single day: Thousands of stranded passengers complain of being hot and hungry as they're forced to sit on airport floors for hours with no idea of when their planes will take off
2021-08-03
  • Spirit Airlines canceled 165 flights on Sunday and more than 200 on Monday, 30% of flights nationwide

  • Passengers were left stranded throughout cities such as San Juan, Orlando, Miami and Fort Lauderdale

  • Dozens of travelers took to Twitter to vent their frustrations while they waited for updates from the airline

  • Photos and videos showed the travelers seated on the ground as they complained of being hot and hungry in packed terminals

  • A Spirit spokeswoman blamed the cancellations on weather and 'other operational challenges.

  • The spokeswoman denied rumors that they may have been impacted by a pilot strike
Does this have anything to do with the shortage of jet fuel that was reported recently?
Posted by:Skidmark

#6  American Airlines too. Apparently DFW weather event scrambled a lot of scheduling and they currently have no capacity to adapt.
Posted by: Glenmore    2021-08-03 10:47  

#5  Not just Spirit.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-08-03 08:46  

#4  For your drive:

Armored $600K Mercedes-Benz S-Class Guard can withstand assault weapon fire
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-08-03 08:38  

#3  I'm driving from the Space Coast to Houston and back next month, and I'm looking forward to the adventure.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-08-03 07:25  

#2  Air travel has become self punishment. With a few exceptions, I cannot understand why people put themselves through it.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-08-03 06:15  

#1  The spokeswoman denied rumors that they may have been impacted by a pilot strike

"...No, no, certainly not!"

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2021-08-03 06:09  

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