{"id":259743,"date":"2026-05-05T21:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/259743\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:13:08","slug":"dania-beach-loses-without-spirit-support-center-vice-mayor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/259743\/","title":{"rendered":"Dania Beach loses without Spirit Support Center, vice mayor says"},"content":{"rendered":"

DANIA BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Spirit Airlines reported laying off more than 4,850 employees in Florida, including 551 who worked at the Spirit Support Center in Dania Beach.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoad Closed\u201d signs blocked the entrance way to the corporate office building that was the airline\u2019s headquarters since April 2024 at 1731 Radiant Drive. <\/p>\n

Marco A. Salvino, Sr., the vice mayor of Dania Beach, said Spirit Airlines contributed about $1.2 million in property taxes and utilities to Dania Beach.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great loss to our city,\u201d Salvino said. <\/p>\n

Dania Pointe<\/a>, a neighboring shopping mall, benefited from having the ultra-low-cost airline\u2019s headquarters about a 5-minute walk away<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt will affect the restaurants,\u201d Salvino said. <\/p>\n

Spirit Airlines previous headquarters were at 2800 Executive Way, in the Miramar Park of Commerce. <\/p>\n

With more than $2.5 billion in losses since 2020, the bankruptcy filings followed in 2024 and 2025, and the shutdown was on Saturday after a last-minute $500 million government bailout failed. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have 18,000 people that live in this country that are great people and great employees,\u201d President Donald Trump said about Spirit Airlines employees nationwide on April 23<\/a> at the White House.<\/p>\n

Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized former President Joe Biden\u2019s administration for blocking the $3.8 billion sale of Spirit Airlines to JetBlue in 2024.<\/p>\n

Spirit Airlines filed the layoff notices<\/a> on Monday with the FloridaCommerce<\/a>, the state\u2019s lead agency for workforce. There were more than 3,260 layoffs in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. <\/p>\n

Records show the notice included 2,529 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and 181 at Miami International Airport. <\/p>\n

The others were 796 at the Orlando International Airport, and 796 at the MCO Infight & Operations Center in Orlando. <\/p>\n

Related document: Notice of layoff (May 2-13)<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Florida Commerce on Spirit Airlines layoffs <\/p>\n

Helpful link: Spirit Airlines launches restructuring page<\/a><\/p>\n

Related stories<\/p>\n

Upcoming job fairs<\/p>\n

The Hospitality Industry Job Fair<\/a> is from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday at the CareerSource Broward at 2550 West Oakland Park Boulevard. Admission and parking are free. <\/p>\n

Miramar is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 20 at the Miramar Cultural Center, at 2400 Civic Center Place. Admission and parking are free. For more information, visit the Evenbrite page<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Port Everglades Career Fair & Expo<\/a> is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 27 at the Broward County Convention Center at 1950 Eisenhower Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. Admission and parking are free. Here is a list of the participating companies <\/a>><\/p>\n

Resources<\/p>\n

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