Spirit has an agreement with noteholders for up to $475 million in debtor-in-possession financing, the airline's restructuring lawyer said in a court hearing. The airline has also reached an agreement for $150 million from aircraft lessor AerCap.
Spirit is planning to furlough about 1,800 flight attendants to cut costs in its second bankruptcy in a year. Spirit's CEO last week warned staff about upcoming job cuts as the airline shrinks to reduce costs.
Unions for flight attendants and pilots working for Spirit Airlines are warning members of further pain during the budget carrier's second bankruptcy in a year, as it steps up cost-cutting efforts, according to memos seen by Reuters.
Spirit Airlines will cut a fourth of its flights, CEO Dave Davis said in a memo to staff. From November, the budget airline will focus its operations on its strongest markets.
Spirit Airlines will cut several routes in October amid bankruptcy proceedings while United and Frontier airlines announced new flights to capitalize on the opportunity.
One airline stands to gain from Spirit Airlines' recent bankruptcy filing, as a network overlap may soon go away.
Spirit Airlines enters Chapter 11 restructuring process again while assuring customers that flights and services will continue operating normally.
The move comes after the budget airline emerged from bankruptcy in March.
Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection again, just months after the budget carrier came out of Chapter 11 protection earlier this year.
The troubled budget carrier plans to enter chapter 11 for the second time after a previous reorganization failed to fix problems.
Spirit is exploring strategic alternatives after its recent financial restructuring failed to put the budget carrier on a sustainable path, people familiar with the matter said.
Spirit Airlines has been through several problems in the past few years. The most recent one is that it acknowledged in an SEC filing that it may not be able to stay in business.