No-frills carrier Spirit Airlines is planning to cut routes in October as the bankrupt airline fights for survival, and rival carriers are taking the opportunity to pounce. Spirit said in a statement to FOX Business that it will end service to Albuquerque, New Mexico; Birmingham, Alabama; Boise, Idaho; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Columbia, South Carolina; Oakland, California; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Diego, California; and San Jose, California, effective the week of Oc ...

Spirit Airlines baggage tags are seen near a check-in counter at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on April 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas. In March, Spirit Airlines came out of bankruptcy protection in less than four months and entered a worsening landscape. Consumers were holding off booking flights and U.S. planes were awash in empty seats. Even the most profitable airlines cut the rosy financial forecasts they had issued at the start of the year. Aviation analytics firm IBA's chief economist, Stuart ...