Spirit Airline passengers stranded by discount carrier's pilot strike

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Spirit pilot strike strands passengers

Discount carrier Spirit Airlines canceled its Saturday and Sunday flights because of a pilot strike, stranding thousands of travelers.

Spirit carries more than 16,000 passengers on about 150 flights a day, mostly among the eastern United States, the Caribbean and Latin America. The airline is refunding fares and giving passengers a $100 credit toward future flights.

The carrier and its pilots have been in negotiations for more than three years.

-- Associated Press

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