Spirit is dropping 37 routes from its network in a significant adjustment that targets Florida — see the full list

• Spirit Airlines has temporarily cut 37 routes from its network starting in January.
• Florida is being particularly impacted, with 26 of the lost routes touching the Sunshine State.
• The airline is calling the cuts temporary, with plans to restore many of them in 2023.

Spirit Airlines is temporarily losing more than three dozen routes in its latest network adjustment.

Starting in January, the low-cost carrier will nix 37 routes from its map, including destinations in the US and abroad, according to Cirium data.

A Spirit spokesperson confirmed the news to Insider but said the carrier plans to bring most, if not all, back next year.

He further explained Spirit will receive 33 new planes next year, allowing the budget airline to add new routes and markets, like Norfolk, Virginia, in April.

The temporary cuts, which were first reported by Airline Weekly, target Florida in particular. Of the 37 slashed routes, 26 touch the Sunshine State, including Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa, and Fort Myers. The latter saw devastation from Hurricane Ian in September.

Three cuts impact Miami, where Spirit announced a groundbreaking entry in October 2021 with 31 new routes. Despite the ambition in the city, the budget airline is losing flights from Atlantic City, New Jersey; Hartford, Connecticut; and Orlando.

A combination of inflation, air traffic control issues in Florida, and demand may be factors for Spirit's temporary cuts, The Points Guy reported.

Spirit CEO Ted Christie said in the company's Q3 quarterly earnings in October that the company had to "pull flying from the third quarter because of Florida ATC constraints." Other carriers like United Airlines have also blamed the FAA for ATC-related delays and cancellations.

Christie also explained slow aircraft deliveries have impacted Spirit.

"Putting it directly, we are seeing supply chain-related issues on aircraft deliveries and supply chain-related issues on engine manufacturing and engine overhaul, which is forcing us to take aircraft out of service.," he said.

Although Spirit is pulling some routes from Florida, Spirit EVP and CCO Matthew Klein said in the earnings call that "while we are seeing the constraints on our Florida network, we are able to reallocate that to other parts of the country."

Over the weekend, Spirit did add four routes to its network, including Charlotte to Dallas/Fort Worth and Nashville, Dallas/Fort Worth to Newark, New Jersey, and Los Angeles to Memphis, per Airline Weekly.

Spirit is not the only airline seeing cuts this year. American Airlines lost four routes in September, partially due to the ongoing pilot shortage. Meanwhile, Delta Airlines cut five routes in August, citing low demand in regional markets.

Here is the full list of Spirit's 37 temporarily dropped routes:

• Baltimore to New Orleans
• Baltimore to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Hartford, Connecticut
• Fort Lauderdale to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
• Fort Lauderdale to Manchester, New Hampshire
• Fort Lauderdale to Panama City, Panama
• Fort Lauderdale to Louisville, Kentucky
• Fort Lauderdale to St. Louis, Missouri
• Fort Myers to Hartford, Connecticut
• Fort Myers to Baltimore
• Fort Myers to Cleveland, Ohio
• Fort Myers to Columbus, Ohio
• Fort Myers to Minneapolis
• Fort Myers to Philadelphia
• Fort Myers to St. Louis, Missouri
• San Juan, Puerto Rico to Atlantic City
• Houston to Denver
• Houston to Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Los Angeles to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Orlando to Minneapolis
• Orlando to San Salvador, El Salvador
• Miami to Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Miami to Hartford, Connecticut
• Miami to Orlando
• Philadelphia to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
• Philadelphia to New Orleans
• Phoenix to Kansas City, Missouri
• Phoenix to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Phoenix to St. Louis, Missouri
• Tampa, Florida to Hartford, Connecticut
• Tampa to Boston
• Tampa to Columbus, Ohio
• Tampa to Newark, New Jersey
• Tampa to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
• Tampa to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Tampa to Minneapolis
• Tampa to Philadelphia