In case of bankruptcy, Spirit Airlines eventually serves 11 cities

Spirit Airlines will start serving 11 cities in October as it begins its hard work overhauling its bankruptcy roadmap.
A spokesperson confirmed that the Dania Beach, Florida-based airline will end on October 2, 2025 to serve the following cities:
- Albuquerque International Sun Protection Field (ABQ)
- Birmingham-Hitlesworth International Airport (BHM)
- Boise Airport (BOI)
- Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA)
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (Oak Tree)
- Portland International Airport, Oregon (PDX)
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
- San Diego International Airport (SAN)
- San Jose Mine Field International Airport (SJC)
The spirit also suspended plans to add the Central Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) in Macon, Georgia to its map on October 16.
The layoffs are in the days when Chapter 2 Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in less than a year. The airline plans to remove aircraft, narrow its network and cut costs in a bid to restore profitability.
“The spirit is redesigning its network to focus it on major markets to provide more destinations, frequency and improve connectivity in some of its key cities while simultaneously reducing its presence in some other cities,” Spirit chief financial officer Fred Cromer said in a statement filed with the court on Sunday.
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Spirit Board Chairman Robert Milton told Wall Street Journal The airline plans to refocus its maps on key airports, including Fort Lauderdale-Gollywood International Airport (FLL), Wayne County Airport (DTW) and Orlando International Airport (MCO).
In October, 12 airports cut from Spirit maps accounted for 3.9% of total airline seats for the month, data displayed by aviation analytics company Cirium.
The schedule shows that Las Vegas’ Harry Reed International Airport (LAS) will lose the most routes due to layoffs, saying goodbye to eight discontinuities. FLL will lose four routes.
As Cromer said, many industry analysts want to cut the spirit further because it will be “significant”.
Cromer said the airline operated 214 Airbus A320 family planes when it filed for bankruptcy on August 28. However, only about 157 aircraft are in use.
Passengers booking cancelled flights will be entitled to refunds in accordance with U.S. Department of Transportation Policy.
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