Spirit Airlines shares take a dive due to widespread flight cancellations throughout the country

The airline fell nearly 4% on Wednesday alone and nearly 10% over the last five days.

News 12 Staff

Aug 5, 2021, 12:29 PM

Updated 1,086 days ago

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Shares of Spirit Airlines falling over the past week due to widespread flight cancellations throughout the country. The airline fell nearly 4% on Wednesday alone and nearly 10% over the last five days. This, as more than 50% of the airline's schedule, about 350 flights, had already been canceled by mid-day Wednesday. Spirit cites overlapping weather challenges, system outages, and staffing shortages as reasons for the delays.
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