Spirit Airlines is withdrawing from two important cities and cutting dozens of routes, since it works to reduce costs and simplify its operations amid financial problems.
On October 31, the budget carrier will end the Minneapolis-ST. Paul’s International Airport (MSP) and Bradley International Airport in Hartford (BDL), executives revealed on Friday in a note to staff seen by TPG.
And, as of November, the airline will suspend the service on about 40 routes, approximately a quarter of its network.
Those cuts that He had expected After the company in August The bankruptcy restructuring of Chapter 11 for the second time in less than a year, and faced an immediate need to reduce costs such as Concerns revolve about their financial perspective.
“While we previously reduced our presence in these airports, these decisions were still difficult, and we are incredibly grateful for the members and partners of our team in both stations,” Spirit Rana Ghosh commercial director Ghosh wrote on Friday.
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Spirit currently operates in Hartford with an unsciral service this fall to Detroit, Myrtle Beach, Nashville and Fort Lauderdale.
The carrier has a smaller Network of MSP, where it flies towards Detroit and Atlanta.
The airline did not immediately share the complete list of routes that planned to cut off its schedule in November.
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But those cuts come after the airline already eliminated near a dozen flights At the beginning of this fall, before warning more cuts would be approached.
They also arrive only days after the airline revealed that around one third of its hostesses, Reports were said.
In a possible silver lining, Ghosh told the company on Friday that the carrier did not expect to leave any additional airport in the near future.
It has been a tumultuous year for the spirit, with two presentations of bankruptcy, significant debt and growing concerns about the future of the ultra -low cost operator.
The competitors have realized the reduced flight schedule of the airline.
United Airlines and the border airlines of the higher budget competition They have added a lot of routes this month Currently served by Spirit.
And, Jetblue its footprint has grown significantly at the International Airport Operations Base (FLL) of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) by Spirit, citing suddenly available door space In the busy airport in southern Florida.
Even before the cuts described on Friday, the total number of Spirit flights during the fourth quarter of 2025 was set at more than 20% during the past year, according to data from the Aviation Analysis firm Cirium.
In Friday’s note to staff, executives cited “necessary changes” that the company had made to “better position our airline for the future.”
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