Spirit Airlines will lay off 999 Las Vegas-area workers as part of its Saturday shutdown, according to an official notice filed with state and local officials.
Florida-based Spirit abruptly stopped operations just after midnight Saturday, abandoning its ticket counters at Harry Reid International Airport and stranding thousands of travelers it had delivered to Las Vegas earlier and leaving those with reservations to fly out to fend for themselves.
The abrupt shutdown left travelers scrambling to rebook flights on other airlines.
