Overview

• Service ends the week of Oct. 2 at ABQ, BHM, BOI, CHA, CAE, OAK, PDX, SMF, SLC, SAN and SJC; a planned Macon, Ga., launch set for Oct. 16 is canceled.
• Spirit says affected customers will be contacted with options, including refunds, as the airline continues to operate and honor tickets, credits and loyalty points.
• A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has cleared the initial steps of Spirit’s voluntary Chapter 11 case, allowing routine operations to proceed during the process.
• The pullback unwinds recent western and small‑city experiments, substantially reducing intra‑West flying to focus on higher‑performing routes.
• Management is pursuing liquidity moves such as selling aircraft, real estate and excess gate capacity and furloughing 270 pilots after warning of going‑concern risk if plans fall short.