Overview

• Service will end the week of Oct. 2 in 11 markets including Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boise, Chattanooga, Columbia, Portland, Salt Lake City, and the Northern California airports of Oakland, Sacramento and San Jose, and a planned Macon launch is suspended.
• The court authorized Spirit to continue normal operations and honor tickets, credits and loyalty points, and customers on canceled routes are entitled to refunds under federal rules.
• United unveiled new routes and added frequencies starting Jan. 6 in overlapping Spirit markets, and Frontier announced extensive schedule growth targeting Spirit strongholds.
• Spirit says it is redesigning its network to emphasize key bases such as Fort Lauderdale, Detroit and Orlando, with about 270 pilot furloughs beginning Nov. 1 and 140 captain downgrades on Oct. 1 tied to reduced flying.
• Company filings and reporting cite weak demand, Pratt & Whitney engine issues and AerCap lease terminations as pressures; the October exits account for roughly 3.9% of Spirit’s seats, with Las Vegas losing the most nonstops.