ORLANDO, Fla. – Spirit Airlines passengers are facing fewer choices this fall, as the ultra-low-cost carrier begins cutting service to eleven cities across the country and trimming its workforce to stay afloat.

The changes come after Spirit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in just ten months, a sign of just how fragile its financial position has become and how uncertain its future now looks.

Starting Oct. 2, Spirit is pulling out of the following markets:

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Birmingham, Alabama

Boise, Idaho

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Columbia, South Carolina

Oakland, California

Portland, Oregon

Sacramento, California

Salt Lake City, Utah

San Diego, California

San Jose, California

And just announced last week , Spirit now says they will a

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