WASHINGTON — Spirit Airlines has confirmed it will be ending service in 12 cities less than a week after the discount carrier announced it was filing for bankruptcy for the second time this year .

The budget airline confirmed on Thursday it would be discontinuing service the week of Oct. 2 in the following cities: Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABQ); Birmingham, Alabama (BHM); Boise, Idaho (BOI); Chattanooga, Tennessee (CHA); Columbia, South Carolina (CAE); Oakland, California (OAK); Portland, Oregon (PDX); Sacramento, California (SMF); Salt Lake City, Utah (SLC); San Diego, California (SAN); and San Jose, California (SJC). The airline said it was also scrapping plans to launch service in Macon, Georgia (MCN), which was scheduled to begin Oct. 16.

“As part of our efforts to transform our bu

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