‘My dream job:’ Spirit workers begin to figure out next steps after shutdown

ORLANDO, Fla. — A growing number of Spirit Airlines workers are beginning to figure out how to earn their wings again – or ...
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Former Spirit flight attendant, mom of 8, calls airline’s closure ‘selfish’

In an email to employees, Spirit’s president and CEO wrote that the airline is “winding down operations” and “eliminating the ...

'It’s heartbreaking': Orlando-based Spirit employees forced to start over after shutdown

The shutdown of Spirit Airlines has left once-busy airport spaces quiet and hundreds of Central Florida aviation workers ...
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Teamsters rally against Home Depot on May Day, as hundreds join Atlanta march

That followed an International Brotherhood of Teamsters rally outside Home Depot’s Atlanta headquarters earlier on May Day to ...

Lanzarote tourists say they 'won't go back' as unlikely aspect 'spoils holidays'

An unlikely aspect seems to be putting people off. Lanzarote has been a popular holiday destination for years, but some ...
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Former Spirit flight attendant reflects on airline shutdown, calls it “a grieving process”

A former Spirit Airlines flight attendant said the company’s shutdown Saturday feels “equivalent to a death,” after nearly ...

Inside the chaotic morning Spirit workers learned they were out of a job: 'Take your uniform off'

Spirit Airlines announced it would cease operations at 3 a.m. on Saturday, canceling all its flights. It was a gut punch for ...

Flight attendants greet plane passengers for vital reason and 'it's not to be polite'

We're often greeted with a smile and a friendly hello when boarding our flights, but a flight attendant has shared that there ...

Spirit Airlines shuts down as company says it can't keep up with higher oil prices

Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced ...

How Trump’s Inauguration Led To Me Having A Flight All By Myself

A traveler boarded an Air Canada Jazz flight from Philadelphia to Montreal in January 2017, only to discover he was the sole ...

California’s loneliest gas station attendant — as he watches business booming two miles away in Arizona

The slim 28-year-old may be the loneliest gas station boss in all of California as fed-up drivers flee to cheaper pump prices ...
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Plenty of Empty Seats Flying United Home from Atlanta (Trip Report)

Finding a return from Atlanta was not as clear-cut as choosing my American flight out. I could have flown American in coach on the nonstop using miles, but that was too late in the day. I also didn’t ...