Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has canceled its service to and from Bradley International Airport amid an ongoing restructuring as it faces Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year.
Spirit will stop operating at the Windsor Locks-based airport effective Oct. 31. The decision was part of a restructuring that involves adjusting schedules to focus on their strongest markets, the airline said.
Spirit will contact passengers with reservations after Oct. 31 to issue refunds.
On Dec. 1, Spirit also will end service at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota.
“We thank our airport, business and community partners in Connecticut and Minnesota for their support over the years,” the company said in a statement. “While we routinely evaluate and adjust our network as appropriate, we do not anticipate any additional airport exits in the near future.”
A spokesperson for Bradley said that other airlines that serve the airport already fly to the same destinations as Spirit, so there will be no loss of nonstop destinations for passengers.
“We thank Spirit Airlines for their investment in the Hartford market and will be ready to welcome them back when their current circumstances change,” the Connecticut Airport Authority, which oversees Bradley, said in a statement.
Spirit began service at Bradley in 2017 and had recently expanded its offerings, adding a nonstop flight to Detroit Metro Airport in Michigan along with a route to Nashville, Tennessee.
In 2023, Spirit added Caribbean flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico and Montego Bay, Jamaica. After less than a year, it canceled the Jamaica route citing “lower-than-expected” demand.
Spirit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2024, after struggling with financial losses, high debt and a failed merger attempt with JetBlue. It emerged from those bankruptcy proceedings in March.
However, on Aug. 29, the company filed for bankruptcy again, citing continued high costs, lower domestic travel demand and other financial struggles.
