A Spirit Airways plane undergoes operations in preparation for departure on the Austin-Bergstrom Worldwide Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024.
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Spirit Airways on Friday mentioned it reached an settlement with its bank card processor to once more prolonged a debt refinancing timeline to December, hours earlier than it was set to hit its deadline.
Spirit mentioned in a submitting late Friday that earlier this week it drew down everything of its $300 million revolving credit score facility and expects to finish the yr with simply over $1 billion in liquidity.
“As beforehand disclosed, the Firm stays in lively and constructive discussions with holders of its senior secured notes due 2025 and convertible senior notes due 2026 with respect to their respective maturities,” Spirit mentioned in a submitting late Friday.
The deadline was beforehand set in September and had been prolonged till Oct. 21 earlier than the Friday change. The airline’s inventory closed at a brand new low Friday, down roughly 3%, at lower than $1.50 per share.
The Miramar, Florida-based airline has furloughed employees, slashed its schedule and deferred plane deliveries to avoid wasting money over the previous yr.
Lots of its planes have been grounded due to a Pratt & Whitney engine recall. It has additionally reported weaker-than-expected bookings and its deliberate acquisition by JetBlue Airways was scuttled after getting blocked by a federal choose on antitrust grounds.
Its shares have tumbled greater than 90% up to now this yr and almost 40% up to now in October alone.
Earlier this month, The Wall Avenue Journal mentioned the service is contemplating a chapter submitting. Spirit and advisor Perella Weinberg Companions didn’t instantly touch upon the matter.
