Spirit Airlines is out of business, cancelling all flights, and leaving thousands of passengers stranded. The bargain carrier announced today. It’s shutting down operations effective immediately.
Freddy Peterson, who lives in Shellman, Ga., was a flight attendant for Spirit Airlines for 10 years. He awoke at 3 a.m. Saturday to learn that the airline is out of business, with all flights cancelled.
“It was kind of unreal. I really haven’t processed it all yet,” Peterson said at the now-closed ticket counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. “I’ll probably do the beaucoup crying and all the other stuff once I get in my car.”…