Spirit AFA Pickets Across the Country After Repeated Mass Cancellations Strand Flight Attendants

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April 15, 2022

Spirit AFA Pickets Across the Country After Repeated Mass Cancellations Strand Flight Attendants

April 15, 2022 - Spirit Flight Attendants picketed in Orlando, Dallas, and Las Vegas this week after Spirit canceled just over 30% of their flights due to weather in Florida last weekend. This mass cancellation is Spirit’s fourth since August, and with each operational meltdown, passengers and Flight Attendants are left stranded without answers.

With staff shortages already straining the system, Spirit Airlines does not have the staff to quickly recover from mass cancellations and delays, which leaves Spirit Flight Attendants burdened with picking up the pieces. Flight Attendants are on the frontlines when an operational meltdown occurs and we are expected to support and soothe angry passengers, all while themselves becoming stranded in airports overnight and oftentimes left without hotel accommodations.

Empty promises from Spirit management “to do better” will no longer suffice. Flight Attendants will not be silent and standby while Spirit Airlines continues to violate their employee contracts, leaving them on duty for 20+ hours after flight cancellations and on hold with the company for hours.

Spirit Flight Attendants were joined on the picket line by AFA Flight Attendants, CWA, ALPA, APFA, Unite Here!, Nevada AFL-CIO, Texas AFL-CIO, Jobs with Justice and more.

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