Spirit Air Sues Its Pilots Union After Airline Had to Cancel Hundreds of Flights
Photo Credit: Spirit Airlines has sued its pilot union, accusing pilots of purposely slowing the carrier's operations. The company and the pilots are trying to negotiate a new contract. Spirit Airlines
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It has not been a good week for Spirit's operation. But airlines often prevail in cases like these, so on-time performance could improve soon.
UPDATE: On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the pilot union. The union said it will comply with the order.
Over the weekend, Spirit Airlines passengers took to social media to complain about delayed and canceled flights, with some saying they could not fly from busy airports.
The airline downplayed the issue, but on Monday, it took action. Spirit sued its pilots union in federal court for the Southern District of Florida, accusing pilots of "an unlawful job action," designed to hurt the airline's operations. Spirit pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, and the airline are at odds over a new collective bargaining agreement.
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