Spirit Collapse Strands Small Regional Airport Without Commercial Flights

Spirit Airlines’ collapse wiped out commercial service at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport outside Pittsburgh, leaving more than 15,000 people unemployed and forcing the airport to rely on charters until a replacement carrier can be found; the facility had planned a $22 million expansion to attract new service, while Atlantic City faces a similar gap and Breeze Airways has begun serving there as part of an 11-route expansion, signaling low-cost carriers may fill Spirit’s void in underserved markets.