Spirit Airlines will suspend roughly 40 routes and implement a 25% reduction to its November schedule as part of a cost‑cutting plan amid the carrier’s recent financial restructuring and operational downsizing.
The carrier has hired Andrea Lusso, formerly principal for supply chain and network design at Amazon Air, as vice president of network planning, a strategic appointment intended to reshape the carrier’s route map and improve yield on remaining services.
Planned network changes include exits from Hartford Bradley International Airport and Minneapolis‑St. Paul, the suspension of multiple seasonal and low‑frequency services, and other capacity trims as Spirit focuses on its strongest markets.
The move follows recent workforce actions, including furloughs affecting cabin crew, and comes as Spirit navigates bankruptcy proceedings and seeks to stabilise cash flow and network performance. The airline says the reductions will allow it to concentrate resources on more profitable routes while management retools its network strategy for recovery.
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