Spirit Airlines was expected to cancel more than 400 flights for a sixth day in a row Friday following a 'perfect storm' of operational issues that will lead to more cancellations over the weekend.
After axing 43 percent of scheduled flights for Friday and more than 1,700 since Sunday, Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie acknowledged, 'It's been a terrible week for us.'
Frustrated customers who have been left stranded took to social media to bash the beleaguered budget airline - some vowing to never fly Spirit ever again.
'I just hope everyone who has flown with them now sees what Spirit Airlines really is and how little they care for you since they've stranded you without explanation or refund or support (I heard they gave a meal ticket lol),' one person tweeted.
Spirit Airlines' woes continued into their fifth straight day Friday, as the airline was forced to cut more than half of its flights on Thursday, with more cancellations incoming. Customers were seen Thursday waiting on line at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston
Customers of a canceled Spirit flight Tuesday morning were force to sleep at LAX Airport. The mass cancellations have been occurring since Sunday
Stranded customers at Fort Lauderdale Airport get upset and ask where there luggage is
Another person tweeted: 'Thanks for canceling my flight. I did not receive a full refund and I lost my hotel reservation...I don't think your company needs a negative reputation because you're too busy to pick up the phone. After all, since y'all aren't flying, what else are you doing???'
'It's so clear they don't care about their customers, these cancellations are wack on top of of being the least comfortable airline to ride on…SMH' a frustrated customer tweeted.
'Y'all cancelled my friends flight as they were sitting in the terminal….I hate you guys, I hadn't seen her since COVID-19. Trash airline,' the same person added.
As the complaints continue to roll in, the airline is looking ahead and pointed out that cancellations are slowing, with Friday seeing the fewest since Sunday.
Spirit CEO Ted Christie said Thursday evening that the mass cancellations had been brewing throughout July
'We're continuing with our way forward to fly as much as we can
