Overview

• Spirit confirmed about 1,800 cabin crew—roughly one-third of its 5,200 flight attendants—will be placed on furlough.
• Voluntary leaves of six or 12 months open Nov. 1, with involuntary furloughs to follow based on seniority starting Dec. 1, according to the AFA-CWA.
• The airline is trimming capacity by roughly 25% in November and exiting service to about a dozen U.S. cities beginning in October, including Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boise, Chattanooga, Columbia, Portland and several in California.
• Management is evaluating fleet size and negotiating with lessors, while also seeking around $100 million in annual pilot cost savings after earlier pilot furloughs and demotions.
• Spirit says it will continue to honor tickets, published schedules and its Free Spirit loyalty program as court-supervised restructuring progresses.