Spirit Airlines says it will strike 270 pilots and demote 140 captains to first officers
- Spirit Airlines We are creating additional staff cuts. The discount carrier will attack 270 pilots on November 1st and demote 140 from the captain to the mate on October 1st. The move follows the emergence of airlines from bankruptcy earlier this year.
Spirit Airlines may have come out of Chapter 11, but the sky is not friendly on the other side of bankruptcy.
According to the discount carrier, 270 pilots will be torn as of November 1, with another 140 being demoted from captain to equal officers on October 1.
The announcement comes as demand for coach tickets is declining across the industry. Spirit is taking action to place itself on a more stable financial footing. The decline in pilots will result in fewer flights in the coming months.
This is Farrow’s latest for spirits. Airlines Let 186 pilots go In 2024, it was about 330 in January of that year. In May this year, we cut 250-350 employees.
The spirit was as follows on March 11th The collapse of the proposed merger Before that filing, created by JetBlue in 2024 last October, Spirit had not recorded annual profits before Covid.
To attract well-paid customers, the company launched a business class option and blocked it from the mid-seat.
“We are taking the necessary steps to operate as efficiently as possible as we can as we can as we can as we can as we can as we can,” Spirit said. said in a statement. “We recognize the weight of this decision and are committed to treating all the team members affected during this process with compassion and respect.”
Despite its economic problems, the spirit was named Best Airlines 2025 by Wallethub in April.