Spirit Airlines’ aggressive cost-cutting campaign reached into the ranks of its flight attendants Monday as the budget carrier announced the furloughs of 1,800 or one-third of the cabin crew employees by Dec. 1.

The action comes after the South Florida-based budget airline, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time in late August, confirmed last week that it intends to slash capacity by 25% in November. It has also informed its unionized pilots that it is seeking $100 million in cost concessions from their contract before Oct. 1.

“As part of our ongoing restructuring, we are taking steps to align staffing with our fleet size and expected flight volume,” the airline said in a statement. “In line with this process, we have made the difficult decision to furloug

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