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Declining Departures Cause Spirit To Close Atlantic City Airport's Crew Hub Declining Departures Cause Spirit To Close Atlantic City Airport's Crew Hub
Declining Departures Cause Spirit To Close Atlantic City Airport's Crew Hub Spirit Airlines will close its crew base at Atlantic City International Airport, the company said. In a statement, a Spirit spokesperson said the airline will shut down its ACY crew base on Sunday, Sept. 1. The closing will affect 157 pilots and flight attendants. The move will not impact Spirit's flight schedule at ACY. "Over the past several years, our flight schedule from Atlantic City has gradually decreased to an average of 8-10 daily departures, depending on the season," the spokesperson said. "Moreover, half of this flying is to our largest crew bases in Florida. Given the grou…
6-Year-Old Placed On Wrong Philadelphia Flight To Florida By Spirit Airlines: Reports 6-Year-Old Placed On Wrong Philadelphia Flight To Florida By Spirit Airlines: Reports
6-Year-Old Placed On Wrong Philadelphia Flight To Florida By Spirit Airlines: Reports Spirit Airlines is taking the blame for placing a 6-year-old boy flying solo on the wrong Florida-bound flight out of Philadelphia, CNN and WINK-TV report. The boy was supposed to fly to Orlando to meet his grandmother from Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday, Dec. 21, according to WINK-TV. Instead, he was "incorrectly boarded" onto a flight to Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, said WINK-TV and CNN. Maria Ramos, who identified herself as the boy's grandmother to WINK-TV, said she panicked when her grandson didn't get off the flight but soon go…
Extreme Commute: Intern Flies To NJ Internship From SC Just For One Day Every Week Extreme Commute: Intern Flies To NJ Internship From SC Just For One Day Every Week
Extreme Commute: Intern Flies To NJ Internship From SC Just For One Day Every Week And you thought your commute was crazy. Sophia Celentano is going viral on TikTok for documenting her 750-mile commute to her job in Parsippany, NJ,  which involves flying up every week from South Carolina.  Granted, she only has to be there Wednesdays. And so, every Wednesday, Celentano, who works as a corporate marketing intern at Oglivy Health, gets up at 3 a.m., takes a 6 a.m. Spirit Airlines flight from Charleston to Newark and then Ubers to the office.  @sophiacelentano48 super commuting slay #corporateintern #marketingintern #nycintern #summerinternship #supercommuter #fyp #…
Plane Struck By Lightning After Leaving Philadelphia Airport For Cancun: Report Plane Struck By Lightning After Leaving Philadelphia Airport For Cancun: Report
Plane Struck By Lightning After Leaving Philadelphia Airport For Cancun: Report A Cancun-bound Spirit Airlines plane was struck by lightning repeatedly after departure from Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, Dec. 23, the FAA tells Daily Voice Flight 2214, an Airbus A321, took off just after 10 a.m. but returned an hour later, according to the FAA and FlightAware. The flight landed safely and the incident remains under investigation, the FAA said. PHILLY PLANE HIT BY LIGHTNING ⚡️ #Philadelphia to #Cancun bound Spirit Airlines #Flight2214 was hit by lightning shortly after takeoff Friday morning and had to return! A late December storm producing lightning…
New Reports Detail Christie's Niece Shannon Epstein's Alleged Spirit Airlines Tantrum New Reports Detail Christie's Niece Shannon Epstein's Alleged Spirit Airlines Tantrum
New Reports Detail Christie's Niece Shannon Epstein's Alleged Spirit Airlines Tantrum Details of Chris Christie's 25-year-old niece Shannon Epstein's alleged airplane meltdown are flying in recent news reports. The former New Jersey governor's niece is accused of holding up a Spirit Airlines flight for 22 minutes after accusing a family of smuggling cocaine then kicking and biting sheriff's deputies trying to detain her at Louis Armstrong International Airport on Thanksgiving Day, as first reported by NOLA.com. Shannon Epstein Facebook photoShannon Epstein Facebook photo Epstein, of New Orleans, apparently accused a family who she perceived to be Latino if they were smug…
Witnesses Detail 'Unusual' Takeoff Before Plane Crash That Killed NJ Dad-Son Pilot Duo Witnesses Detail 'Unusual' Takeoff Before Plane Crash That Killed NJ Dad-Son Pilot Duo
Witnesses Detail 'Unusual' Takeoff Before Plane Crash That Killed NJ Dad-Son Pilot Duo The engine of a plane that crashed killing a father and son pilot duo last month sounded unusual during takeoff on the New Jersey runway, according to a federal report. The Champion Aeronca 7AC, in fact, was "substantially damaged" in the crash that killed pilot Kristofer Noone, 24, of Pennsauken and his dad, John Noone III, 67, of Elmer, just before 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, the National Transportation Safety Board report says. Witnesses told federal investigators that the plane sounded unusual as it left the end of runway 18 at Bucks Airport  in Upper Deerfield Towns…
Young Pilot, Dad ID'd As Victims Killed In NJ Plane Crash Young Pilot, Dad ID'd As Victims Killed In NJ Plane Crash
Young Pilot, Dad ID'd As Victims Killed In NJ Plane Crash A 24-year-old commercial airlines pilot and his dad were identified as the  victims killed in a small plane crash in South Jersey Monday, Sept. 19. John Noone III, 67, of Elmer, and his son, Kristofer Noone, of Pennsauken — who was operating the plane — were pronounced dead at the scene in Upper Deerfield after the afternoon crash, according to New Jersey State Police and the FAA. The Champion Aeronca 7AC fixed-wing, single-engine plane they had departed from Bucks Airport in went down in a residential yard on Parvin Mill Road around 2:15 p.m., officials previously said. There are no…
Spirit Airlines Just Got 16 More Runway Slots At Newark Airport Spirit Airlines Just Got 16 More Runway Slots At Newark Airport
Spirit Airlines Just Got 16 More Runway Slots At Newark Airport Spirit Airlines is spreading its wings at Newark Airport. The budget airline beat out JetBlue and Alaska Air for 16 highly-coveted runway slots that opened when Southwest discontinued service, according to DOT officials. The additional runways come with a cost: More communication.  Spirit is required to report "additional data on disruptions facing their airline customers and its ability to provide them with accommodations," FOX says citing the DOT.  Doing so will help Spirit "deliver on its customer commitment" and help officials "better quantify the financial impact" of o…
NJ Students' Spring Break Plans Fouled By Airline Cancellations: Reports NJ Students' Spring Break Plans Fouled By Airline Cancellations: Reports
NJ Students' Spring Break Plans Fouled By Airline Cancellations: Reports Foul weather in Florida was blamed for wrecking spring break travel plans for many New Jersey high school students, as originally reported by NJ Advance Media. FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando, as well as in Baltimore and New York, among others. More than 3,500 US flights were canceled nationwide, according to The Associated Press. Seniors at West Deptford and Gateway Regional High Schools in Gloucester County were among those whose flights were canceled, according to 6ABC…
Spirit Airlines Plane Erupts In Flames Before Take Off In Atlantic City (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Spirit Airlines Plane Erupts In Flames Before Take Off In Atlantic City (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Spirit Airlines Plane Erupts In Flames Before Take Off In Atlantic City (Photos, Video) A Spirit Airlines plane burst into flames when a large bird flew into the engine just before takeoff at Atlantic City Airport Saturday. More than 100 passengers and crew members evacuated the plane. The bird apparently struck the right engine of Flight 3044, Ocean County Scanner News reports. Passengers evacuate Spirit Airlines flight NK3044 on the runway at Atlantic City Airport after the engine caught fire following a bird strike. No injuries reported. https://t.co/0Fe4JyEGfT pic.twitter.com/oMQr79j6Cg — Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) October 3, 2021 A "large bir…