\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFive Florida airports served by Spirit Airlines reacted to the carrier’s shutdown on Saturday, telling passengers with flights not to go to the airport.Spirit is a dominant carrier in Florida with 70% of the 277 flights canceled Saturday involving Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Orlando, Miami International, Tampa International, Palm Beach. There also are connections with airports in Fort Myers, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Melbourne and Key West.Spirit’s flagship airport was Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood with 85 daily flights, the most of any airline.”Effectively immediately, @SpiritAirlines has ceased operations companywide. All flights to and from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and across its network are canceled,” the airport said. “If you have a ticket booked on Spirit, the airline is advising travelers not to go to the airport and has provided guidance on its website regarding refunds or rebooking. Visit www.spirit.com for more information. Several airlines have also offered to assist impacted travelers with alternative travel arrangements, where possible.Spirit also had a major presence in Orlando with 80 flights originally scheduled for Saturday.”Spirit Airlines has been a valued partner for 33 years,” the airport said. “Our thoughts are with their employees during this difficult time, as well as the many travelers who are affected. Spirit is directing passengers to www.spirit.com for the latest information on refunds, missing luggage, and other travel-related questions.”Palm Beach International Airport operated just one flight daily — to Atlantic City, New Jersey.”Spirit Airlines has been a valued partner at Palm Beach International Airport and we\u2019re sad to see them go,” the airport said. “Passengers are advised not to come to the airport, as Spirit ticket counters are closed. If your travel plans are affected, please visit Spirit\u2019s official website for updates and refund information.Miami International Airport had 18 non-stop daily flights operated by Spirit with connections to other carriers worldwide.”We understand this news may be frustrating and disruptive for many travelers,” the airport said. “If you were scheduled to fly with Spirit Airlines through Miami, we encourage you to connect with other airlines operating out of MIA as soon as possible to explore alternate travel options. We appreciate your patience and wish you safe travels. For more information, please visit, https:\/\/bit.ly\/Spirit-MIA.”In Tampa, Spirit had a presence.”Spirit Airlines announced it is ending operations across its network, including its 6 destinations from TPA,” the airport said. “The airline has directed customers to not go to the Airport and to seek refunds through the company’s website. MORE INFORMATION: www.spiritrestructuring.com\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Five Florida airports served by Spirit Airlines reacted to the carrier’s shutdown on Saturday, telling passengers with flights not to go to the airport.<\/p>\n
Spirit is a dominant carrier in Florida with 70% of the 277 flights canceled Saturday involving Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Orlando, Miami International, Tampa International, Palm Beach. There also are connections with airports in Fort Myers, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Melbourne and Key West.<\/p>\n
Spirit’s flagship airport was Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood with 85 daily flights, the most of any airline.<\/p>\n
“Effectively immediately, @SpiritAirlines has ceased operations companywide. All flights to and from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and across its network are canceled,” the airport said. “If you have a ticket booked on Spirit, the airline is advising travelers not to go to the airport and has provided guidance on its website regarding refunds or rebooking. Visit www.spirit.com for more information. Several airlines have also offered to assist impacted travelers with alternative travel arrangements, where possible.<\/p>\n
Spirit also had a major presence in Orlando with 80 flights originally scheduled for Saturday.<\/p>\n
“Spirit Airlines has been a valued partner for 33 years,” the airport said. “Our thoughts are with their employees during this difficult time, as well as the many travelers who are affected. Spirit is directing passengers to www.spirit.com for the latest information on refunds, missing luggage, and other travel-related questions.”<\/p>\n
Palm Beach International Airport operated just one flight daily — to Atlantic City, New Jersey.<\/p>\n
“Spirit Airlines has been a valued partner at Palm Beach International Airport and we\u2019re sad to see them go,” the airport said. “Passengers are advised not to come to the airport, as Spirit ticket counters are closed. If your travel plans are affected, please visit Spirit\u2019s official website for updates and refund information.<\/p>\n
Miami International Airport had 18 non-stop daily flights operated by Spirit with connections to other carriers worldwide.<\/p>\n
“We understand this news may be frustrating and disruptive for many travelers,” the airport said. “If you were scheduled to fly with Spirit Airlines through Miami, we encourage you to connect with other airlines operating out of MIA as soon as possible to explore alternate travel options. We appreciate your patience and wish you safe travels. For more information, please visit, https:\/\/bit.ly\/Spirit-MIA.”<\/p>\n
In Tampa, Spirit had a presence.<\/p>\n
“Spirit Airlines announced it is ending operations across its network, including its 6 destinations from TPA,” the airport said. “The airline has directed customers to not go to the Airport and to seek refunds through the company’s website. MORE INFORMATION: www.spiritrestructuring.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Five Florida airports served by Spirit Airlines reacted to the carrier’s shutdown on Saturday, telling passengers with flights…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":255881,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[20372,6731,20334,28,28209,30,29,31151,111200,26488,4546,9097,15015,79692,6695,17446,18183,17492],"class_list":["post-255880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-airline","tag-airport","tag-flight","tag-florida","tag-florida-airport","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-fort-lauderdale-hollywood","tag-major-presence","tag-miami-international","tag-more-information","tag-palm-beach","tag-passenger","tag-refund","tag-saturday","tag-spirit","tag-traveler","tag-website"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}