{"id":115049,"date":"2021-08-17T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=115049"},"modified":"2021-08-17T23:39:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T23:39:25","slug":"spirit-airlines-reduces-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/08\/spirit-airlines-reduces-flights.html","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Airlines reduces its flights until September."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Spirit Airlines<\/strong> said Monday that the cancellation of more than 2,800 flights over an 11-day period this summer cost the airline about $50 million in lost revenue and led to increased spending. As a result, it will reduce flights &#8211; what it called &#8220;tactical schedule reductions&#8221; &#8211; for the remainder of the quarter, which ends Sept. 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all the cancellations, and now fewer flights for the next six weeks, Spirit estimated its third-quarter revenue will range from $885 million to $955 million, or 4% to 11% below the same quarter in 2019 before the pandemic, Usa Today reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/08\/skywest-airlines-orders-16-new-e175-aircraft-for-operation-with-delta.html\"><em>SkyWest Airlines Orders 16 New E175 Aircraft for Operation with Delta.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spirit the airline&#8217;s cancellation figures have returned to more normal levels. 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