The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) announced today that Spirit Airlines will be exiting the market effective Oct. 4. Having filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time in less than a year on Aug. 29, this announcement comes just six months after the budget airline established service at CAE.

According to a statement issued by CAE, Spirit's exit from the market will include all of the airline's nonstop flights from Columbia to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale in Florida, as well as Newark, N.J.

"Spirit is directing all passengers with scheduled service after this date to contact Spirit Airlines Guest Care via the "Contact Us" section on Spirit.com . This news came as a shock to the entire airport team as all three routes saw consistently high load factors - whi

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