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Spirit Airlines, the ultra-low-cost carrier known for its bright yellow planes and basic fares, plans to furlough about one-third of its flight attendants as it struggles to cut costs.

The airline will furlough roughly 1,800 flight attendants effective Dec. 1, company spokesperson Thomas Fletcher said in a statement.

The announcement comes less than a month after the airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August — its second bankruptcy filing in a year.

“As we work to return Spirit to profitability, we face difficult decisions about our network, our fleet, and ultimately our workforce,” Spirit Chief Operating Officer John Bendoraitis wrote in a memo to flight attendants on M

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