ALBAWABA - Budget-travel focused Spirit Airlines, which is still struggling to recover from the pandemic-caused travel slump, increased competition from larger carriers, and a botched effort to sell the airline to JetBlue, announced Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection with plans to attempt a firm reboot. Spirit has been struggling with rising operating expenses, heightened competition, and more than $1 billion in impending debt commitments for 2025 and ...