The airport is definitely the 3rd busiest in the United States Of America, but routes to it are underperforming for low cost carrier Spirit Airlines, as claimed. Hence we will not see the yellow A320 family aircraft to this destination early next year.
An Wednesday announcenent in this context confirmed that Spirit Airlines will be ceasing all service out of Denver.
In the press release, the decision to cease flights was made by the airline due to the underperformance of routes through Denver International Airport, which was again affected by the Pratt & Whitney's GTF engine availability.
The carrier has clarified that January 09, 2024 will be its effective date ceasing all service.Spirit Airlines will offer refunds to customers with reservations after the said date.
Spirit Airlines Inc. said manufacturing problems with engines made by Pratt & Whitney will ground an average of 26 of its Airbus SE A320neo aircraft next year.
All of the geared turbofan engines in its fleet, including those slotted for future aircraft deliveries for an undetermined period, are potentially among those subject to inspection and possible replacement because of the ongoing issue, Spirit said in an earlier statement with its quarterly results last month.
Based on an analysis from Pratt, an average of 10 planes will be grounded this quarter, and climb through next year to 41 in December, the carrier said.
A press release issued by a spokesperson with the airline says:
"As we continue to learn more about how Pratt & Whitney's GTF engine availability impacts our fleet and operations, we're forced to make some tough choices. After considering those constraints and the underperformance of our routes through Denver International Airport (DEN), we've made the difficult decision to discontinue service at the airport, effective Jan. 9, 2024."
"We apologize to our Guests for any inconvenience and will offer refunds to those with reservations after this date. Thank you to Denver's Department of Aviation for their partnership and support over the years."
Pratt & Whitney is having a tough time dealing with its GTF engines for A320Neo planes, as its parent company RTX Corp. announced earlier that around 3,000 Turbofan engines need inspections for potentially flawed components made with contaminated metal powder. The issue will ground hundreds of A320neo aircraft over the next three years, with the total time needed for repairs taking between 250 and 300 days.
It should be noted that Spirit Airlines has discontinued its services at Denver before this announcement as well.The carrier first started offering flights in and out of Denver in 2002, which didn’t last long, and ended just after two years of service, in 2004. Again in May 2012, Spirit Airlines revived its flights to and from Denver.
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