Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines reached an agreement with Airbus to defer delivery of a host of A320neos, in a bid to preserve cash amid the industry downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

US carrier Spirit Airlines expects third quarter capacity to be two-thirds of the level seen a year ago.

The stalled recovery has led many carriers to pause or scale back capacity growth planned for July and August.

The announcement comes less than a week after the Treasury agreed to terms with five of the other largest carriers in the US.

Year-over-year, the airline will fly a solid schedule in July.

Spirit Airlines is planning to operate around 550 daily flights in July—an aggressive restoration of more than 80% of last year’s scheduled capacity.

Replacing Condor’s suspended service from Frankfurt is a key target for Pittsburgh International.

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Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The US Department of Transportation relied on precedent in its ruling regarding regional carrier Cape Air.

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines received a greenlight from the U.S Transportation Department (DOT) to temporarily cut service to 16 large hubs across the country.

South Florida-based Spirit Airlines has launched an appeal to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to halt flying to six cities in its network.

After being denied a request to suspend service to dozens of cities across the US, Spirit Airlines has asked again for certain destinations to be removed from its CARES Act obligations.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

Las Vegas-based LCC Allegiant Air published a detailed analysis of its required summer flying under terms attached to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and

A group of U.S. Senate Democrats called on airlines to release an estimated $10 billion in full cash refunds for flights canceled by passengers owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Airlines did not expect to have to pay back 30% of assistance.

The assistance will enable carriers to avoid furloughs through the COVID-19 crisis.

Largest six US airlines would have to pay back about a third of the payroll assistance they will receive in COVID-19 rescue.

South Florida-based Spirit Airlines is seeking relief from minimum service requirements attached to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as the ULCC looks to suspend service to at least a third of its network amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have applied for emergency exemptions to the minimum service order outlined in the US government’s CARES Act.

The provision in the CARES Act may have unintended consequences for US airlines receiving government aid.

Spirit Airlines, citing declining yields but not the falloff in bookings that most other U.S. carriers are facing, will trim its planned April capacity 5% and could extend the cuts deeper into the spring if necessary.