Nov. 14—Spirit Airlines has cut 35 routes for next year including one to the Myrtle Beach airport due to "industry wide issues," an industry publication Airline Weekly reported.
The route cut is from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) to the Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR).
The reasons for the route cuts include supply chain issues, and staffing shortages at the airline's traffic control center in Jacksonville, Florida, where most flights to and from the state are monitored.
"Putting it directly, we are seeing supply chain-related issues on aircraft deliveries and ... on engine manufacturing and engine overhaul, which is forcing us to take aircraft out of service," Spirit CEO Ted Christie said during the airline's third-quarter earnings call in October, according to Airline Weekly. "We're losing active airplanes, which is the primary driver of the reduction in [capacity]."
The Florida-based airline cut the most routes from Florida, including flights coming out of Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
Four new routes will be added next year, including two non-stop destinations to Dallas-Fort Worth and Nashville, Tennessee, from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
In July, the airline agreed to sell itself to JetBlue in a $3.8 million dollar deal. That plan still faces regulatory hurdles, including seeking antitrust from the U.S. Justice Department.
This story was originally published November 11, 2022 10:47 AM.
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