Czech Airlines Ceases Operations After 101 Years
European carrier Czech Airlines (CSA) officially ended operations on Saturday. The carrier, which inaugurated service in 1923 and joined the…
The carrier will cut several routes next year.
Spirit continues to trim capacity in an effort to conserve cash. The financially troubled ultra-low-cost carrier said last week that it plans to reduce year-over-year capacity in the midteens range in 2025.
In a Cirium Diio update filed on Friday, Spirit extended its schedule through May 21, 2025, while also cutting capacity by approximately 22% in the first quarter on a week-over-week basis.
The carrier’s January capacity will be down around 26%, February by 21%, and March by 18%. In September, Spirit also cut over 30 routes.
While the airline has added a batch of new routes, it is cutting several others. New services include Atlanta to Indianapolis, San Antonio, and Columbus, Ohio, along with New Orleans to Indianapolis, San Antonio, and Memphis, Tennessee, per aviation consultancy group Ailevon Pacific.
Route cuts include Columbus to Tampa, Florida; San Antonio to Tampa; Dallas/Fort Worth to San Antonio; and Richmond, Virginia, to Las Vegas. Many of the latest cuts are currently loaded on a seasonal basis; it is unclear if they will be extended.
Spirit has faced a slew of financial challenges in recent months and opted to sell 23 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft by early next year. With the aircraft sale, the carrier hopes to boost liquidity by $225 million in 2025.
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