Spirit Airlines plans to furlough a third of its cabin crew following the airline’s second bankruptcy filing this year. According to a Reuters report, the no-frills carrier will temporarily lay off about 1,800 flight attendants effective December 1, 2025, a move that underscores the depth of the financial strain at the struggling airline. The furloughs, which affect roughly one-third of Spirit’s 5,200 flight attendants, will begin with a voluntary program on November 1 offering six-month to one-year leaves of absence. Spirit explained that furloughs are needed to match its workforce to a smaller schedule and emphasized that flight attendants placed on leave could return if demand improves and flying picks back up. The Association of Flight Attendants called the furloughs “devastating,” while pilot groups have highlighted the risk of further cuts as Spirit seeks hundreds of millions in savings across its labor contracts.