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Spirit, which appeared to be the first major U.S. carrier to
cancel all flights to the so-called tri-state region, said it
was responding to this weekend's Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention advisory warning against all non-essential travel to
and from the area.
Spirit said it will suspend service to the airports it serves in
the region - New York LaGuardia, Newark, Hartford, Niagara Falls
and Plattsburgh - through at least May 4.
Flights are to be fully suspended by mid-week, the airline said.
The Federal Aviation Administration this month waived rules
mandating minimum flights from high-traffic airports like
LaGuardia because of the coronavirus pandemic.
For the 12 months ending in January, Spirit was the fifth
largest carrier at LaGuardia, carrying 1.36 million passengers.
It was also the fifth largest carrier at Newark, carrying 1.4
million passengers in the same period.
Spirit said on Monday it had obtained a senior secured revolving
credit facility worth $110 million with an option to increase to
$350 million with the consent of any increasing lenders. Spirit
pledged take-off and landing rights at LaGuardia, aircraft and
other assets.
Spirit said earlier on Monday that its board approved an
anti-takeover measure that will "protect against parties seeking
to take advantage of the current market environment to the
detriment of Spirit and its shareholders."
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Sandra Maler and
Sonya Hepinstall)
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