The pilots are unlikely to strike anytime soon, however.įederal law makes it very difficult for unions to conduct strikes in the airline industry, and the last walkout at a US carrier was more than a decade ago. The United Airlines pilots have been working without a raise for more than four years while negotiating with airline management over a new contract. Just ahead of what could be a record-breaking summer travel season, pilots from one of the nation’s biggest airlines marched in picket lines at major airports on Friday as they push for higher pay.
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Susannah Bryan can be reached at on Twitter South Florida Sun-Sentinel. That included $25 million in lost revenue and $20 million in additional operating costs associated with re-booking passengers. In 2017, Spirit took a $45 million hit on its earnings due to an alleged work slowdown by the pilots that led to more than 850 flight cancellations. The walkout left thousands of passengers stranded nationwide. In 2010, the airline’s pilots went on a five-day strike after four years of negotiations failed to lead to a new contract. If Spirit’s pilots had gone on strike, it wouldn’t have been the first time. That’s what my sources at the airport are telling me.”Ītapattu said one pilot told him 30 flights were canceled on Saturday alone due to the staffing shortage. And as the day goes on it gets worse and they cancel the flight. “I’m hearing they’re backed up because they have staffing issues with people loading and unloading the planes,” he said. There could be a staffing shortage with gate agents and ramp crews, according to Suresh Atapattu, an editor for the industry website. Sandra Yepes was supposed to leave for Denver at 9 p.m. It was like everybody ran for the ticket booths.” “First they delayed it one hour, then it was delayed a second hour, and then it canceled on us,” Chambers told a reporter with WPLG-Ch. Many were forced to rebook flights in Fort Lauderdale, too.īill Chambers had a flight to Philadelphia Saturday night that was delayed and then canceled. “There are no flights going out,” traveler Matilda Lucas tweeted Saturday night from Orlando’s airport. Meanwhile, passengers vented on social media. “Preliminary input from Spirit this morning indicated the flight impacts were not due to any pilot/crew strike action.” “FLL is aware of some flight impacts today for Spirit Airlines and the airport operations team is assisting travelers where possible,” she said in a text. Passengers at Orlando International Airport were also stranded when their flights were canceled Saturday night.Īrlene Satchell, spokeswoman for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, didn’t offer many details, either.
Hofmeyer declined to provide details on just what operational challenges the low-cost carrier is facing or how many flights had been canceled or delayed. We are working directly with our guests to handle their needs.” Hofmeyer attributed the rush of cancellations to a “culmination of weather events and other operational challenges across various parts of our network. In all, 37 flights were canceled at Fort Lauderdale’s airport as of Sunday afternoon - and 34 of those were Spirit Airlines flights, according to the flight tracking website. “We have an incredible group of pilots who are working hard during this busy travel season.” “Reports of a strike are completely untrue,” said Erik Hofmeyer, spokesman for the Miramar-based airline. But a spokesman for Spirit Airlines was emphatic Sunday that there was no strike. Some folks flying Spirit Airlines were out of luck this weekend when their flights were canceled or delayed, leaving them stuck at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.įrustrated passengers blamed it on pilots who they said walked off the job.
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