US EditionSpirit Aims to Cut $5.4 Billion in Debt and Sell Jets in Latest Bankruptcy Restructuring Plan
Spirit Airlines aims to cut debt from $7.4 billion to $2 billion and reduce its fleet by nearly two-thirds while enhancing premium service options by 2030.
- Spirit Airlines will reduce its active fleet to fewer than 80 aircraft by the third quarter of 2026, cutting from more than 200 planes, the carrier said.
- Recurrent financial strain and a proposed $3.8 billion merger failure led Spirit to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection twice in less than a year.
- Spirit will realign service toward core markets such as Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Detroit and New York City while expanding first-class and premium-economy options.
- The company said the restructuring will cut obligations from $7.4 billion pre-filing to about $2 billion, having previously emerged from bankruptcy in March last year after cutting $800 million in debt and receiving a $350 million equity infusion.
- Spirit expects to add aircraft gradually after 2026 as it proceeds under U.S. Chapter 11 following an August filing.
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Spirit Airlines plans to shrink its fleet to fewer than 80 jets. It once had over 200.
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