Spirit Cuts Flights to Los Angeles, Nashville, Dallas, and More in Latest Shake-up

The airline wants to focus on its most popular routes.

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Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is cutting dozens more flights across the country in a shake-up aimed at directing resources to the most popular routes.

The airline will cut 24 different routes from Nashville to Los Angeles and beyond, the company confirmed to Travel + Leisure. The cuts will take effect over the course of the next few months.

“We routinely evaluate our network and make adjustments to support the company's business strategy based on current market and operating conditions,” a Spirit spokesperson told T+L. “As part of this process, we updated our upcoming schedule to focus on our strongest performing routes.”

Starting immediately, the company has ended flights from Columbus to Tampa, from San Antonio to Tampa, from Nashville to Los Angeles, from Burbank to Sacramento, from Cleveland to Orlando, from Dallas to San Antonio, from Dallas to Chicago, from Newark to San Antonio, from Fort Lauderdale to Phoenix, from Las Vegas to Richmond, from Los Angeles to Oakland, and from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh. On Dec. 2, the airline will cut flights from Dallas to Tampa, followed a day later by Charlotte to Houston, Dallas to Houston, and San Diego to Sacramento.

Then on Jan. 8, 2025, Spirit will cut Boston to Newark, Charlotte to Dallas, Charlotte to Los Angeles, and Columbus to Los Angeles, followed by cutting Los Angeles to both San Antonio and Salt Lake City in March.

Spirit will also cut two international routes from Fort Lauderdale to both San Salvador, El Salvador, and Managua, Nicaragua, on Feb. 10 and Feb. 11, 2025, respectively. 

The cuts come as Spirit revamped its fare classes, adding more inclusive options, and eliminated most change and cancellation fees. The airline is also reportedly in talks to merge with fellow low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines after a federal judge blocked a proposed merger between the airline and JetBlue. 

This also isn’t the first time Spirit has cut routes. Last month, the carrier similarly cut dozens of routes, continuing to struggle since those initial JetBlue merger plans ended.