Spirit Airlines has dropped 11 cities from its route map days after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time in a year .

Spirit, which is the United States' largest budget carrier, plans to cease operations in airports located in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Birmingham, Alabama; Boise, Idaho; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Columbia, South Carolina; Oakland, California; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Salt Lake City; San Diego; and San Jose, California, beginning on October 2, a spokesperson confirmed to airlinegeeks.com . Additionally, a previously planned route to Macon, Georgia, that was set to begin in October was also suspended.

Spirit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time last Friday (August 29), CNBC reported. The company previous

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