Tags: Caribbean, Fort Lauderdale, Latin America, Miramar, Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines issued the following statement in response to stories regarding its operations that appeared in today’s press.

“Spirit has not made any decisions regarding system-wide capacity reductions,” said Ben Baldanza, the Spirit CEO. “What we have done in order to comply with the WARN Act, is to notify labor representatives of flight crews of possible reductions that could be implemented if we continue to see unprecedented fuel price levels.”

Baldanza said Spirit had taken this proactive step in order to maintain schedule and strategic flexibility as it continued to evaluate a variety of capacity scenarios in response to the current economic and fuel price environment.

Baldanza said, “Spirit plans to continue growing its operations in the Caribbean and Latin America and to remain the largest carrier at Fort Lauderdale. But, just as other carriers are doing, we need to be aware of fuel prices and their impact on service and we must be prepared to act as events might require.”

Contacts

Spirit Airlines, Miramar
Misty Pinson, 954-918-9432
misty.pinson {at} spiritair(.)com
or
Juan Arbelaez E., 954-447-7856
juan.arbelaez {at} spiritair(.)com