Spirit Airlines cuts flights in 12 cities under the name of United, Rivals Circle

Spirit Airlines puts an end to service in a multitude of American cities this fall while she fights for survival. Its rivals, on the other hand, turn by turning its customers, and one is preparing for the possibility that the budget travel icon stops completely.

United Airlines Thursday, sold a slew new flights in the cities where Spirit operates, like its attachment base in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Orlando, Florida, as well as Las Vegas, Houston and Chicago.

“If Spirit suddenly makes its doors, it will be incredibly disruptive, we therefore add these flights to give their customers other options if they want or need them,” said Patrick Quayle, Vice-President Director of United Planning and Alliances of the Global Network, in a press release.

Spirit took over the comment of Quayle.

“Although we appreciate the obsession that some leaders of the airline have with us, we focus on competition and the management of a major operation. Suggesting anything else is a vow pious on the part of a large -cost airline that seeks to eliminate a competitor at low prices so that they can achieve their ultimate goal of invoicing the highest possible American travelers, Dee, main vice-president of the mind.

“The mind is responsible for putting low prices available to consumers for more than 30 years, whether or not they fly with us,” said Dee. “We expect to continue to do so for many years to come.”

The new flights from United start on January 6.

Last week Airlines FrontierThe second largest budget airline in the United States behind Spirit, announced 20 new routes rivaled with the mind.

Meanwhile, in October, Spirit comes out of Albuquerque, in New Mexico; Birmingham, Alabama; Boise, Idaho; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Columbia, South Carolina; Portland, Oregon; And Salt Lake City, as well as Oakland, San Diego, Sacramento and San Jose in California, said the carrier at CNBC on Wednesday. He also has plans to start service in Macon, Georgia, October 16.

“We apologize to our guests for any disadvantage that this can cause and will contact people with reservations assigned to inform them of their options, including a refund,” said Spirit in a statement sent by email.

Some of United’s additional flights include the service between the New York and Columbia and Chattanooga region. United also adds additional flights between Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as several more important options like Los Angeles in Las Vegas, and Chicago in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, New Orleans and Las Vegas, among others.

Frontier has the most siege overlapping with Spirit at 39%, while United has 18%, according to analyst TD Cowen Tom Fitzgerald.

Several analysts have said that they expect full service airlines will benefit from Spirit problems. Many of these transporters have large global networks to serve customers, as well as a basic economy, a product without frills that compete with Spirit and other low -cost airlines.

With larger airlines “improving the on-board product (premium, free Wi-Fi, flight entertainment) and network expansion, consumers are choosing network airlines more and more Delta And united on the disruptors of the historic market, “the research analyst of Melius Research wrote Wednesday, Cunningham on Wednesday.

Spirit Airlines filed its second protection against the bankruptcy of chapter 11 during a year less than last week after having faced a lower than expected demand and high costs in the event of previous bankruptcy in March.

The carrier did not make the more painful and deeper cuts which are common in bankruptcies the first time it has deposited, and it faces these choices now.

After submitting his second bankruptcy request, Spirit said last week that he was still reducing his network and would shrink his fleet, the reductions which, according to him, would reduce the costs of “hundreds of millions of dollars” per year.

“Since the release of our previous restructuring, which was targeted exclusively on the reduction of the financed debt of Spirit and the rise in equity, it has become clear that there is much more work to do and many other tools are available for the best position for the future,” said Spirit Davis CEO in a press release on Friday.

In a legal file in December, Spirit has planned a net profit of $ 252 million this year. But in August, he said that he had rather lost almost $ 257 million since March 13, after leaving Chapter 11 in late June.

Spirit warned earlier in August that he might not be able to survive a year unless he significantly increases his money.

He also said that his credit card processor was looking for additional guarantees. He then borrowed the full 275 million dollars available under his renewable credit facility and said that the card processor could retain up to $ 3 million per day of the airline. Even before bankruptcy, Spirit had planned to compete hundreds of additional drivers this fall.