You're listening to the Hidden Lightness on America Out Loud Talk Radio.

I'm your host, Jimmy Hinton.

Well, I want to talk about Spirit Airlines because that was a really sad close to spirit and a big blow to aviation as a whole.

It certainly was a big blow to people who enjoy budget airlines.

And I've flown Spirit plenty.

In fact, Spirit was the only airline back in the day that was flying into northern Haiti.

And I always thought they had really nice airplanes. They were always, at least the ones that I

rode were always air buses. And they were in very good condition. In fact, my opinion is they were newer and

nicer than most of the major airlines. And so it wasn't like a budget airline where you're riding

an old jalopy that's falling apart and has duct tape on the windows.

And yes, I did ride an airplane before that had duct tape around a window.

That was kind of an interesting ride.

But anyway, it's a budget airline or was a budget airline.

And it really was a tragic end to Spirit Airline.

We have a local airport, a regional airport, that is fueled by Spirit Airlines.

And they've been putting articles out. It's the Arnold Palmer Airport.

I've flown in and out of there many times. And it's a fantastic airport. Absolutely love

the Arnold Palmer Airport. And it's, I think, currently closed down. So they're trying to figure out

what they're going to do, and of course, all the layoffs. A lot of people lost their jobs.

And it's just sad. It's a sad day for America.

And it came to an abrupt end.

They were in negotiations with the government.

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