Spirit Slashes More Service

The ultra-low-cost carrier – which filed for bankruptcy protection in November – has aggressively scaled back capacity into 2025.

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A Spirit A320neo in Los Angeles. (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson)
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Key Takeaways:

Spirit plans to cut more routes next year. The ultra-low-cost carrier – which filed for bankruptcy in November – has aggressively scaled back capacity into 2025.

The beleaguered airline expects capacity to be down in the mid-teens on a year-over-year basis. Fourth-quarter capacity will be down by approximately 20%.

Earlier this year, Spirit nixed scores of routes, while also announcing plans to sell 23 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The carrier is furloughing over 300 more pilots in January.

More Cuts Coming

According to Cirium Diio schedule data, Spirit is slated to axe more routes. These include Baltimore to Tampa, Florida; Las Vegas to Salt Lake City, Utah; Orlando, Florida, to Salt Lake City. and Orlando to St. Louis.

The carrier also plans to end an international route from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, in February 2025.

Service between Baltimore and Tampa along with Las Vegas to Salt Lake City will end in December and March 2025, respectively. The other routes were completely wiped from the airline’s schedule.

Ryan Ewing

Ryan founded AirlineGeeks.com in February 2013 and has spent more than a decade covering the airline business. His work has been featured by CNN, WJLA, CNET, and Business Insider. His aviation experience spans airport operations, Part 135 regulatory compliance, and airline crew workforce planning, along with time behind the yoke of a Cessna 172 and interviews with airline executives. Ryan now serves as Group President of Firecrown Media’s Aviation Group. He holds a B.S. in Air Transportation Management and an MBA from Arizona State University and teaches Airline Management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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