Overview

• Voluntary six- or 12-month leaves with medical benefits will be offered first, with involuntary furloughs to follow starting Dec. 1, 2025.
• The planned reduction covers about 35% of Spirit’s roughly 5,200 flight attendants, with the final number dependent on voluntary uptake.
• Spirit says the action aligns staffing with a smaller fleet and schedule, with capacity set to be down 25% year over year in November and exits from 11 U.S. cities.
• The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA is arranging preferential interviews at other airlines and advising members of potential Section 1113 contract changes.
• Earlier cuts included more than 500 pilot furloughs as talks continue with ALPA, where management is seeking about $100 million in cost savings from aviators.