Congressman Jeff Van Drew is concerned that Spirit Airlines has announced it will be closing its crew base at the Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) effective Sept. 1.

A crew base is simply a home airport for pilots and flight attendants, the airport where they start and end their work days. Most of Spirit’s flights out of ACY are headed for Florida cities such as Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Ft. Meyers and Orlando.