Yesterday was an incredibly sad day for aviation in the United States, with Spirit Airlines ceasing operations. While the outcome was inevitable, that doesn’t make it any easier for the thousands of employees at the company who are now finding themselves without jobs.
No matter how competitive airlines are with one another, the entire industry comes together in difficult times, and here’s the prime example of that…
Retiring Spirit captain gets water cannon solute, party
There’s no point in paraphrasing here, so let me just share the story that Southwest Airlines published on its Facebook page yesterday:
Beautifully written, Southwest, and well done to all involved who made this so special for the pilot.
Spirit captain makes emotional final announcement
While we’re on the topic of Spirit captains during their final hours working for the company, a video is also circulating online about an announcement made by a Spirit captain who was operating one of the carrier’s last flights. As you can tell, he had nothing but positive things to say, and this can’t help but tug at your heartstrings.
Bottom line
Say what you will about Spirit’s customers, but the company always had a really great culture among employees, and most people working there really seemed to enjoy the company. It’s nice to see these employees getting the respect they deserve.
While I suspect the captain who missed his retirement flight won’t be operating any more commercial aircraft (for obvious reasons), I hope other Spirit employees can find new careers ASAP.
