Chaos broke out at a Florida airport on Monday after multiple Spirit Airlines flights were canceled, leading to long lines, irate customers and altercations, according to police. 
 
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 Deputies were called to the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to deal with commotion there after several passengers became angry, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office. 
 
 "There were several people there that were upset," the department's spokeswoman Gina Carter told ABC News on Monday. "We were called in to just make sure that things were kept from getting very unruly." 
 
 Video posted on Twitter captured a chaotic scene at a Spirit Airlines terminal at the airport as angry travelers yelled at staffers while police officers tried to restore order. 
 
 Carter said there were no injuries reported and things seem to be under control now. She did not say if there were any arrests made, but cellphone video showed at least three people being taken away in handcuffs by deputies. 
 
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 Spirit, a Florida-based discount airline, blamed the chaos on a canceled flights as a result of labor negotiations with its pilots. 
 
 "We are shocked and saddened to see the videos of what took place at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport this evening," the company said in a statement Monday. "This is a result of unlawful labor activity by some Spirit pilots designed to disrupt Spirit operations for our customers by canceling multiple flights across our network." 
 
 The company accused the pilots of putting their "quest for a new contract ahead of getting customers to their destinations" and the safety of Spirit staff. 
 
 Spirit said it filed a federal lawsuit against the Airline Pilots Association, which it accused of intentionally disrupting the airline's operations, leading to hundreds of canceled flights. 
 
 The Airline Pilots Association did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment. 
 
 ABC News' Matt Foster and Andrew Evans contributed to this report. ||||| FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - After a day of airport chaos and several people taken into custody, a quieter Tuesday begins at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. 
 
 Nine Spirit Airlines flights were canceled, Monday night, leading to long lines, roiling tempers and disruptive flyers. Cellphone video posted to Twitter captured a chaotic scene at the Spirit Airlines terminal, as irate travelers screamed at personnel while Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to restore order. 
 
 Shortly after, cellphone video showed three people — two men and a woman — being taken away in handcuffs by deputies. “I saw two people go down on the floor and get … handcuffed and dragged out of here,” said the passenger. 
 
 The three people arrested have been charged with disorderly conduct. 
 
 One passenger described the escalating tensions. “All of a sudden, one particular flight got canceled, and a mob ensued up here at the front counter, in front of everyone else who had been waiting in line,” said Paul Smith. 
 
 “They said that the pilots are on strike,” said another woman. 
 
 The cancellations come amid ongoing negotiations between the airline and its pilots association. The airline has since sued the association. 
 
 Spirit Airlines filed a lawsuit against the airline pilots association and members of the master executive council for what they call “unlawful labor activity by some Spirit pilots.” 
 
 The airline released a statement that read in part: 
 
 “These pilots have out their quest for a new contract ahead of getting customers to their destinations and the safety of their fellow Spirit team members. It is for this reason, Spirit has filed suit in federal court to protect our customers’ future travel.” 
 
 A passenger said Spirit employees were overwhelmed by the sheer number of frustrated travelers. “At that point, the ticket agents couldn’t handle what was going on, so they called in for the police,” he said. 
 
 The seven to nine cancellations left hundreds of passengers trying to figure out how to reach their final destinations. “We figured out we were delayed, like, while we were still at our hotel for a couple hours,” said Victoria Fiondella, whose flight was cancelled. “Then, we came here, and it was even more delayed. Then it got cancelled.” 
 
 “They were telling me I can’t get out of here until Wednesday afternoon,” said Smith. 
 
 7News cameras captured long lines of passengers snaking outside the entrance to the terminal, as BSO squad cars were parked feet away. 
 
 Another traveler said he witnessed deputies apprehending the woman. “There was a lady [detained] earlier. She was quite upset and very vocal about her frustrations,” he said. “I see people are very disappointed.” 
 
 Earlier in the week, nine Spirit flights were canceled, leading to more frustration among passengers. Later that Sunday evening, a Spirit spokesperson denied pilots were going on strike. 
 
 The Air Line Pilots Association later released a statement that reads in part, “…ALPA and the Spirit pilots are continuing to do everything possible to help restore the company’s operations, which have experienced significant problems over the past several days. While we will continue these efforts, we will actively defend the association, its officers and its member pilots against the unwarranted and counterproductive legal action…” 
 
 So far, on Tuesday, six flights with Spirit Airlies have been canceled. 
 
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 It appears thousands of the airline's customers are being impacted by a dispute between Spirit and its pilots, who say they're working without a contract. 
 
 Spirit Airlines says its pilots are engaged in an "illegal slowdown" and alleges some are "engaged in a campaign to threaten and intimidate other pilots" over flying assignments, reports CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez. 
 
 The airline said this morning it is "shocked and saddened" to see the video from inside the Fort Lauderdale airport. 
 
 The carrier, which says it has canceled more than 150 flights in the last two days, is now asking a court to intervene with the pilots union -- and its customers appear to be caught in the middle. 
 
 Upset passengers began to fight near the crowded Spirit Airlines check-in counter Monday night. 
 
 Broward Sheriff's Office deputies say three travelers were arrested in connection with the disruption. 
 
 "Very angry angry angry people - everybody had places to be and couldn't be there," said Debbie McGrandy, who was fresh off of a cruise and struggling to get back home to Detroit. 
 
 "This is actually our third Spirit flight that has been canceled since Thursday. I slept in the airport in Philly already on Thursday night and I don't want to sleep in an airport again tonight," McGrandy said. 
 
 Spirit says its service in at least four major airports, including Fort Lauderdale, has taken a hit due to a contract dispute with its pilots. 
 
 Spirit filed a lawsuit Monday night that says "in the last week" its pilots "have been engaged in a pervasive illegal work slowdown" causing "approximately 300 flight cancellations," which is disrupting the travel of "over 20,000 customers." 
 
 Spirit alleges some pilots are refusing to take certain assignments and are posting on online forums and websites "in a campaign to threaten and intimidate other pilots." 
 
 The pilots union is is pushing back against a company making record profits and insists they are not engaged in a work slow-down. 
 
 In a statement to CBS News, the Air Line Pilots Association referred to Spirit's request for an injunction as "unwarranted and counterproductive legal action." 
 
 Monday night, Spirit passengers who remained at Fort Lauderdale said they were offered vouchers. 
 
 "I think that it's all about money and I think that they shouldn't have been booking flights. They should have told us from the beginning that this was going on," said Veronica McCabe. 
 
 Spirit Airlines said in the legal document they rely on a "status quo" of asking its pilots to work overtime. 
 
 The carrier claims its reputation will continue to suffer as long as this pilot dispute goes on. 
 
 However, the self-proclaimed "low-cost carrier" also acknowledges both parties are "far apart on pay rates."
– Spirit Airlines customers were not happy when as many as nine flights were canceled Monday night at Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport—in fact, they were so unhappy, police had to be called in. Video posted by onlookers and witness reports detail a massively chaotic scene, complete with yelling customers and physical altercations, though the official word from the Broward County Sheriff's Office to ABC News is simply that "several people" were "upset" and that the sheriff's office was called in to make sure things didn't get "very unruly." Three people, however, were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, WSVN reports. "I saw two people go down on the floor and get … handcuffed and dragged out of here," one onlooker says. Per the sheriff's office, no injuries were reported. Video shows lines out the door of the terminal; one customer says they were told they wouldn't be able to get a flight out until Wednesday, while another says three of their flights had been canceled by Spirit and they had already had to spend one night in an airport. The flight cancellations come amid a dispute between Spirit and its pilots. The pilots say they're working without a contract, CBS News reports, but Spirit says the pilots are taking putting their "quest for a new contract ahead of getting customers to their destinations." The airline calls the move "unlawful labor activity" and an "illegal slowdown" of operations, though it denies an actual strike. More than 150 of the airline's flights have been canceled over the past few days, and Spirit has now filed a lawsuit against the Airline Pilots Association, hoping a court will intervene.