Looks like this was more about weather and the follow on crew time out issues than anything else. Still, with aircraft being full to the brim, finding seats for all these passengers will present a challenge to an airline like Spirit that I don't believe has agreements with other airlines.
The Florida-based budget carrier canceled 277 flights Monday, or 36% of its scheduled flights, on top of 165 canceled flights Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware. Flight delays are also an issue, with 159 so far Monday and 342 on Sunday.
Passengers reported waiting hours in line for refunds and other customer service help at airports in cities including Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Some stranded travelers camped out.
"It looked like a hurricane shelter," passenger Rebecca Osborn said of Spirit's counters at Orlando International Airport.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/08/02/spirit-airlines-flights-canceled-orlando-fort-lauderdale/5452896001/It's not going to take many more of these before the CEO's get hauled in front of Congress to explain why with all the covid money granted them, they weren't better prepared for the return of the traveling public. I've given up trying to non rev this summer. Too many of my friends have been stranded, unable to find an open seat anywhere to get where they want to go. Two weeks ago a good friend, who was in Barcelona with us, couldn't get back to EWR to work from his home in Houston. Tried 2 days in a row. Ended up getting the last seat on a plane to my home at CLE and we drove my car overnight to EWR so he could make his shift.
What's the point of an open door policy if inside the open door sits a closed mind?