
Donald Gionta
Former Spirit Airlines flight attendant and AFA union representative with 7+ years at the airline and 20+ years in customer service and leadership.
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Jun 23, 2026
Saying Goodbye to Spirit Airlines: A Flight Attendant’s Story
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9:54RichHOST
Right.

Donald GiontaGUEST
You know, she'll find her groove." And, um, sure enough, I, uh, I, I applied at some mainlines not knowing what I was getting into.

Donald GiontaGUEST
And, um, I was in a Facebook group of potential flight attendants, and, um, I ended up creating a private message with a flight attendant who I, um, pinged that worked at a few different airlines.

Donald GiontaGUEST
And I asked them, like, "Hey, could I ask some questions just about you're mainline, you're low cost, you're smaller, you're larger?" And, um, believe it or not, uh, the consensus in the entire group was, "You should go for a low cost carrier," um, one who was very competitive with Spirit, and Spirit was also on the list.
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47:05RichHOST
If you could speak directly to every Spirit Airlines flight attendant or team member affected by this whole situation, what is one thing you would say to them?