Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Spirit Airlines plans to furlough 1,800 flight attendants, about one-third of cabin-crew members, to cut costs during its second bankruptcy in a year.
The airline filed for bankruptcy Aug. 30, less than six months after emerging from Chapter 11 reorganization.
The budget carrier said it was "executing a comprehensive restructuring of the airline to position the business for long-term success." The company filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
"As we work to return Spirit to profitability, we face difficult decisions about our network, our fleet, and ultimately our workforce," John Bendoraitis, Spirit's chief operating officer, wrote in a memo sent to flight attendants on Monday, CNBC reported.
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