Spirit Airlines. Florida. It is not necessary to say much more.
The combo delivered the commotion this week after a Spirit employee told three women in Fort Lauderdale that their flight to Philadelphia had been delayed.
Here’s a clip from the scene, courtesy of Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, who claims to have done a murder by buying shares of Spirit SAVE,
when trading in single digits:
Three employees suffered minor injuries, the WPLG news station reported, after being attacked with phones, shoes, full water bottles, metal signs and fast food.
Tymaya Wright, 20, Danaysha Dixon, 22, and Keira Ferguson, 21, were arrested on assault charges in connection with the violent encounter, according to local authorities.
Spirit, in a statement praising employees for their “professionalism and prompt action,” said that “violent behavior is completely unacceptable and has absolutely no place in airports or any other place of business. We will not tolerate abusive behavior of any kind. “
As for Spirit’s shares, they were down more than 4% in Thursday’s session, after the Dow DJIA,
S&P SPX,
and Nasdaq COMP,
in the red
.
