No Spirit flights through tomorrow

June 14, 2010|Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Spirit Airlines is canceling all of its flights through tomorrow, stranding thousands more passengers as a pilot’s strike continues into its second day.

The discount carrier said on its website yesterday that all Spirit Airlines flights have been canceled through June 15. Spirit pilots walked off the job Saturday amid a contract dispute with the airline that has lasted more than three years.

Spirit pilots have said their pay lags behind competitors such as AirTran Airways and JetBlue.

The privately held airline, based in Miramar, Fla., carries 16,680 passengers per day — about 1 percent of the US total — mostly between the eastern US and the Caribbean and Latin America. Spirit’s CEO said this weekend that no talks were scheduled with picketing pilots.

The airline said it is refunding fares for flights Saturday through tomorrow plus offering a $100 credit toward future flights as it tries to get its passengers booked onto other airlines.

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