Major airline set to ‘file for bankruptcy’ putting thousands of flights at risk

A MAJOR budget airline is set to file for bankruptcy, it has been reported.

Spirit Airlines, a US low-cost carrier, was in discussion to merge with Frontier, another budget airline.

However, Frontier is no longer going ahead with the merger – putting Spirit at risk.

It is thought that the airline will file for Chapter 11 within weeks, the Wall Street Journal reports.

While Chapter 11 is bankruptcy...