LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Spirit Airways is ready to furlough almost 400 Las Vegas-based flight attendants in December.
In a Employee Adjustment and Retraining Notification discover to authorities officers, Spirit Airways’ Senior Vice President of Visitor Expertise and Crew Operations Nick Bartolotta notified authorities officers that on December 1, 2025, or inside 14 days of that date, 393 staff will probably be furloughed at Harry Reid Worldwide Airport in Las Vegas.
Spirit Airways cuts service between Las Vegas and a number of other cities
The Spirit staff set to be furloughed are represented by the Affiliation of Flight Attendants.
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The furlough is anticipated to be non permanent, nonetheless, the airline is not sure as to how lengthy it should final, in line with the WARN discover.
The WARN Act is a federal regulation that requires employers to offer a written discover at the least 60 calendar days upfront of plant closing and mass layoffs.
“Further, this furlough is subject to the terms of the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement, (‘CBA’)” the discover mentioned. “Bumping rights (that is, the right to avoid furlough by displacing another employee), if any, for union employees will be governed by the appliable CBA between the Company and the Union.”
Home journey to Las Vegas down 5.9% year-over-year
In early September, Spirit Airways introduced that it was discontinuing service to 11 cities to concentrate on its strongest-performing markets. Eight of the 11 cities had providers to and from Las Vegas. Companies to these cities are set to cease the week of Oct. 2, in line with a press release launched by Spirit Airways.
This got here on the heels of the finances service submitting for chapter safety, simply months after rising from a Chapter 11 reorganization. Spirit CEO and President Dave Davis mentioned the corporate is targeted on lowering debt and elevating capital.
Spirit Airways remains to be working to regain stability because it carried 352,815 fewer passengers to and from Las Vegas in August 2025 in comparison with 2024, in line with information from Harry Reid Airport.
