A gradual decrease in daily departures from Atlantic City International Airport led to Spirit Airlines’ decision to close its crew base there, reports the Press of Atlantic City. Spirit is the only commercial carrier at Atlantic City International. Spirit said in a release, “Over the past several years, our flight schedule from Atlantic City (ACY) has gradually decreased to an average of 8-10 daily departures, depending on the season. Moreover, half of this flying is to our largest Crew Bases in Florida,” Spirit said in a statement. “Given the grounding of many of our aircraft due to Pratt & Whitney GTF engine availability issues and our delivery deferral agreement with Airbus, Spirit has reached the difficult decision to close our Crew Base in ACY, which is the base for 157 of our Pilots and Flight Attendants, effective September 1, 2024. Scheduled service at ACY will continue to operate as planned now and in the future.”