Spirit Airlines Expects Flight Cancellations to Continue

New York Post

Roughly half of Spirit Airlines flights were canceled on Thursday — and will be again on Friday for a fifth straight day — as the airline continues to cancel hundreds of flights throughout the week due to “operational challenges” and staffing issues that have thrown the budget airline out of sync.

The airline canceled 446 flights, or 56 percent of its flights on Thursday, according to FlightAware.

Spirit Airlines President and CEO Ted Christie said the cancelations come as the airline tries to reset itself after widespread “disruption,” he said in an interview with ABC News.

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