Border Airways follows spiritual airlines

Border Airways It follows clients Airlines spiritWhich has become a very fragile role model in recent weeks until he warned earlier this month that he might not be able to do so Stay alive for another year Without more money.

On Tuesday, Frontier announced 20 roads planning to start this winter, many of which are in the main spirit markets such as its base at Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida. The borders with the soul overlap with 35 % of its capacity, more than any other airline, according to Monday’s memorandum from the Deutsche Michael Lennberg.

Fortier’s new ways from Fort Lauderdale include trips to Detroit, Houston, Chicago, Charlotte, North Carolina. It also offers ways from Houston to New Orleans; San Pedro Sola, Honduras; And the city of Guatemala.

I tried Frontire and to fail to to merge With its rival to the budget airlines several times since 2022.

“I am not here to talk about integration and purchases,” Frontier CEO Barry Bever said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday when asked whether Frontier would buy the soul. Bever said he expected the border to pick up the majority of the market share of Spirit if the soul collapses.

Both carriers struggled to change customer tastes to get more seats and trips abroad, increase the width of the local capacity, height of employment and other costs. the spirit The situation has become more amazing However, after four months of bankruptcy protection appeared in March, she faced many problems themselves.

Also, low -cost airlines are challenged by larger competitors such as United Airwaysand American airline and Delta Airlines The basic economy tickets have been offered without lily, but they also provide customers with more options than other destinations and privileges on snacks and drinks.

Stock prices rose to competing airlines after Sperett’s warning earlier this month.

Bever said that the transport company wants to become the largest airline in the country and has offered loyalty matching programs to seize more customers. Frontier was slightly smaller than Spirit’s in the second quarter, through the latter, it reduced its flight by approximately 24 % from the previous year, while Frontier decreased by only 2 %.

Spirit said last week that she had fell from $ 275 million from her pistol, and while she reached a period of two years on a two -year credit cards with US Bank Na, he agreed that she would give up to $ 3 million a day from the carrier.

The airline lost $ 245.8 million in the second quarter. border lost $ 70 million.

The soul was looking for ways to reduce costs, including Leave Reduce hundreds of other pilots and cut off unbelievers. Hundreds of those present at the paid absence papers.

Chief Executive of the Spirit Dave Davis He said in the employee note on August 12, after warning “anxiety” that “the team and I am confident that we can build a spirit that continues to provide consumers with the unparalleled value and which they expected for many years to come.”

The carrier reached an agreement with bond holders who agreed to convert debts to property rights in Chapter 11 of bankruptcy, but did not reduce other costs such as re -negotiating aircraft lease contracts. The leasing companies are communicating with their competitors in recent weeks to measure whether the competitors will take any of the Airbus aircraft that are in the hands of a spirit, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked to speak unknown because the talks were private.

CNBC Leibo elephant He contributed to this report.