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Joe Lopez joined Spirit Airlines in 2011. In an instant, he said he lost the seniority and benefits that took him years to build. <\/p>\n
Lopez said that after he was laidoff he applied for unemployment benefits<\/a>, and he has applied for other jobs to stay in the industry. <\/p>\n \u201cI am so grateful that I still have some savings,\u201d Lopez said. <\/p>\n Taylor and Lopez both wished they could have had more time to prepare. <\/p>\n \u201cI want to know why not give us a better heads up,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cWhy lead us on to the fact that we thought it was safe to continue working there.\u201d<\/p>\n Rick Beasley, the executive director of CareerSource South Florida, is hoping to change lives on Thursday with a job fair. <\/p>\n \u201cAmerican Airlines has jumped in,\u201d Beasley said, adding that the list of employers also includes Miami Dade College, Atlantis University, and Miami Dade County Public Schools.<\/p>\n It\u2019s from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Miami International Airport\u2019s South Terminal Auditorium\u2019s Concourse J, third level. For more information, call 1-800-385-3920.<\/p>\n Related social media<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8THIS THURSDAY\ud83d\udea8 Additionally, Spirit employees in Florida affected by this layoff may call a dedicated help line at 1-800-385-3920 if they need help\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/QkADARoOhr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 FloridaCommerce (@FLACommerce) May 5, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n LOCAL LAYOFFS <\/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 Spirit Airlines filed the layoff notices<\/a> on Monday with the FloridaCommerce<\/a>, the state\u2019s lead agency for workforce, and reported laying off more than 4,850 employees in Florida.<\/p>\n That included more than 3,260 layoffs in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. There were 2,529 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, 551 at the Spirit Support Center in Dania Beach, and 181 at Miami International Airport. <\/p>\n Related document: Notice of layoff (May 2-13)<\/a><\/p>\n Helpful link: Spirit Airlines restructuring page<\/a><\/p>\n Related stories<\/p>\n Upcoming job fairs<\/p>\n CareerSource South Florida is hosting a job fair for former Spirit Airlines employees from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Miami International Airport\u2019s South Terminal Auditorium\u2019s Concourse J, third level. For more information, call 1-800-385-3920.<\/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 Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n
@CareerSourceSFL<\/a> is hosting a Specialized Job Fair at @iflymia<\/a> from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. for displaced Spirit Airlines employees.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778105889_186_NZL5QQ5O6RFFJAFFFB65C2XTB4.jpg\")
Florida Commerce on Spirit Airlines layoffs <\/p>\n