Originally published at: Spirit Airlines Warns of Financial Strain as Shares Slide Nearly 40% - AVweb
Carrier cites weak demand, high costs and ongoing uncertainty following bankruptcy exit.
Maybe SW can or will buy them.
Someone should put the outfit out of its misery - fold it.
Years of poor reputation and financial troubles.
Has to be worth buying - such as for aircraft and facilities or even good staff to hire.
I doubt it is.
I speculate the best staff will already have moved on, unless their is some advantage such as where they live.
One of the not-major airlines had revised its scheduling philosophy to minimize crew overnights away from their home town. But some F/As were not happy as they wanted the extra pay that was given for overnighting.
I read that Allegiant Air staff are very unhappy with management.
Allegiant has been around for at least two decades, emphasizing flying to Las Vegas from smaller cities but later also Florida destinations.
The current downturn in Las Vegas will probably affect it.
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