Spirit has regular flights linking Fort Lauderdale with several Central American airports: Guatemala City, San Pedro Sula, Managua, San José and Panama.

The company’s business model is based on low labor costs, and has spent the last three years dealing with complaints from the union. After a week of negotiations, the union left the table and began a preannounced strike.

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The Effects of the Avianca Pilot Strike

September 2017

The strike organized by the colombian operations´pilots has forced the airline to suspend the sale of tickets for flights between Bogota and Guatemala City until October 5.

Prensalibre.com reports that "...For the rest of the destinations operating from Guatemala, passengers will be able to purchase tickets without any problems, as these flights are not affected by the strike reported Avianca's North American, Central American & Caribbean Regional Communications department."

Copa Pilots Threaten Strike

May 2017

The union of pilots has announced that on June 15 they will go on strike if it is not possible to reach an agreement with the airline beforehand.

The conflict pitting commercial pilots against the Panamanian airline could get more complicated from June 15, the day on which the strike would start, if the airline's representatives do not respond to their requests.

Spirit Airlines Resumes Flights

June 2010

Spirit’s pilots went back to work; the company will resume operations on Friday 18.

The pilots of the airline, together with the International Pilot’s Association (ALPA) announced that they’ve reached a tentative agreement with the company.

The new contract, unanimously recommended by the pilot’s union, must still be ratified by ALPA.

Spirit Airlines Increases Flight Frequency to Costa Rica

May 2009

As of July 19, there will be two daily flights that the company will conduct between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and San Jose, Costa Rica.

The airline began flights to Costa Rica in April 2007, using aircraft with a capacity for 145 passengers.

Nación published the statements of Michael Crosgrove, reservations manager for the airline, on its website: "The success achieved in the last two years influenced the decision to increase the frequency of flights to the country. Before we arrived, ticket cost for flights to the US were higher. We entered the competition and airlines lowered prices."