'It looked like a hurricane shelter': Spirit Airlines flight cancellations vex travelers

[brooklynite]

USA Today

The summer of major flight woes continues, leaving Spirit Airlines passengers the latest to be stranded.

The Florida-based budget carrier canceled 233 flights Monday, or 30% of its scheduled flights, on top of 165 canceled flights Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware.

Passengers reported waiting hours in line for refunds and other customer service help at airports in cities including Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Some stranded travelers camped out.

"It looked like a hurricane shelter," passenger Rebecca Osborn said of Spirit's counters at Orlando International Airport.

Spirit Airlines spokesman Erik Hofmeyer blamed the flight cancellations on weather and unspecified operational challenges, a common refrain from airlines including Southwest and American this summer.

I'm hearing rumors of a labor action.

[SheilaAnn]

1. One of my sons used Spirit to fly into ACY (Atlantic City) and back to Orlando with no problems. So

glad this didn't happen on his trip. Travelers must be livid.

[bahboo]

2. Spirit is the Florida Man of airlines....

[Demovictory9]

3. people are trapped at LAX.