"We’re working to provide refunds for cancellations and, when possible, to re-accommodate our guests" on other flights.Ī Tuesday morning outage also affected crew scheduling, preventing airline officials from rescheduling crews, according to a person familiar with the situation. A Spirit Airlines flight taking off at Atlantic City International Airport had to be emergency evacuated due to a fire caused by a bird strike Saturday evening. "We’re working around the clock to mitigate the travel disruptions caused by overlapping operational challenges including weather, system outages and staffing shortages in some areas of the operation," spokesman Erik Hofmeyer said. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE Spirit Airlines said it had proactively canceled some flights in order to "reset" the operation. The walkout, which began Saturday, forced the airline to cancel. Spirit Airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association both told Local 10 that no strike was underway. While passengers at airports have previously speculated that the travel disruptions were due to pilot strikes, both the Air Line Pilots Association and Spirit told Fox Business those reports are inaccurate. A strike by Spirit Airlines pilots has shut down the discount carrier, stranding thousands of travelers.
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The airline told FOX Business on Monday that the cancellations and delays were due to "a series of weather and operational challenges." passenger airline in almost five years, a Wall Street Journal story said. Spirit Airlines canceled more than half its schedule Tuesday, and American Airlines struggled to recover from weekend (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) By Problem Partner Kristin Samuelson Spirit Airlines has canceled all flights through Wednesday because 450 Spirit pilots went on strike early Saturday morning over a pay dispute, according to a June 14 Associated Press story. Outsider.Passengers line up inside the Spirit Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. Luckily for the humans on board, only the bird was injured by this particular bird strike. When birds get pulled into plane engines, they can collide with engine fan blades, setting off a domino effect that can lead to engine failure or, as was the case here, a fire. They occur most often when planes are close to the runway. Atlantic City International Airport Fire Department fire crews were joined by colleagues from the Bayview Volunteer Fire Company, among others, in battling the blaze.īy 8:30 p.m., emergency crews were still responding to the fire, per The Press of Atlantic City.Ĭollisions between birds and airplanes are known as bird strikes, and they can be quite dangerous. The airport has reopened.”Īfter the passengers evacuated the Spirit Airlines plane, firefighters got to work. “All passengers and crew were successfully evacuated off the plane, and no serious injuries reported.
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“We’re closely monitoring an aircraft incident that happened tonight at Gov. The airline said guests received full refunds, a future travel voucher and the option of traveling to Fort Lauderdale on another plane. The airport reportedly closed briefly but soon re-opened. Meanwhile, state officials, including the New Jersey governor, were keeping watch over the airport as the incident unfolded. The passengers got a full refund and travel vouchers, along with an offer to take another flight to Florida that night. Spirit Airlines then ferried the passengers back to the terminal by bus. After the plane stopped, airline officials evacuated the plane, Fox News reported. According to tracking service ., 227 Spirit flights were canceled Monday and 58 flights were delayed. The pilot quickly realized what was going on and brought the plane to a stop. Many stranded at Orlando airport after Spirit Airlines cancels hundreds of flights. Its body sparked a blaze, with the fire breaking out around 5:55 p.m. But it was delayed, and in the intervening minutes, a bird made the fateful decision to fly in its general direction.Īs the plane was heading down the runway and about to take off, the large bird got sucked into one of the plane’s engines. The plane, Flight 3044 from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was supposed to take off at 5:36 p.m. Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Spirit airlines flight 3044 engine fire during take off () Fire Sparked After a Bird Flew into One of the Spirit Airlines Plane’s Engines
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