Despite Turbulence, Spirit Flight Attendants Maintain Control
Last month, Flight Attendants with Spirit Airlines voted in favor of the Bankruptcy Conditions ballot, protecting base wages, healthcare, and other benefits as Spirit Airlines restructures to avoid liquidation. Spirit filed two Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections within a year, in November 2024 and August 2025.
The agreement allows Flight Attendants to maintain control of their pay and healthcare instead of ceding that control to the courts, management, or financiers.
In a statement, the Spirit AFA Master Executive Council voiced optimism, saying, “We showed the company we will NEVER be silent. Hold your head high. You showed up, you spoke up, and you refused to be ignored. We have faced challenges before, and we will overcome this too, as we have in the past.
“Our fight to protect our jobs and our airline is not over. We are focused on securing our future with a financially healthy airline so that we can fly well into the future.”
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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.
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