Spirit pilots went on strike at 5am Saturday morning cacelling all Spirit flights. This follows a breakdown in 3 years of salary negotiations.
Spirit Airlines pilots declare strike and walk out on negotiations - Broward Breaking News - MiamiHerald.com
No work is to be done for Spirit Airlines," said Paul Hopkins, strike chairman for Spirit's unit of the ALPA, in a strike hotline voicemail to pilots. Instructing pilots to go home, Hopkins added, "We will hold the line. We will prevail." A spokeswoman for Spirit Airlines was unable to be reached for comment.
Picketing is expected to commence daily at Fort Lauderdale airport at between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The Spirit walk-out is the first by pilots at a commercial U.S. carrier since 2001 and it's the first strike since Northwest Airlines mechanics walked out in 2005.