Get Your Questions Answered, Then VOTE!
December 1, 2025
Voting opens today on the Bankruptcy Conditions Ballot at 12pm Eastern. Once you cast your ballot, you cannot change your vote. Voting packets were mailed just before Thanksgiving. If you haven’t received your ballot information yet, give the mail a few more days.
Make sure you have all your questions answered before casting your ballot. Your Spirit AFA MEC recommends a vote FOR this agreement to keep control of our contract in Flight Attendants’ hands, preserve base wages, healthcare, and lock in snapbacks for all of the cuts.
You can get your questions answered by:
Joining today’s Virtual Review Meeting at 4pm ET - RSVP here
Talking with Spirit AFA Reps in crew rooms or other high traffic airport areas starting today. Schedule here.
Asking a question at questions@spiritafa.com
Voting will be open until December 11 at 12pm ET. Don’t vote until you get all your questions answered.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why haven't we seen the Court Doc where says we are forced to make a decision & if not they will decide? On all AFA emails says Bankruptcy Federal Court is forcing to change our Contract, but yesterday you guys said that's the lenders' condition, so which one is it?
Both issues are true. First, it’s a matter of bankruptcy law that allows Spirit to submit an application to the Bankruptcy Court to reject the Collective Bargaining Agreement upon compliance with certain preconditions in Section 1113. Before Spirit can submit an application to reject the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Spirit has to make a proposal to the Union, provide information to the Union, and meet with the Union. This is the process that led to the LOA. If the LOA is ratified, Spirit will not submit an application to reject the Collective Bargaining Agreement. However, if the LOA is not ratified, Spirit will submit the application to reject the Collective Bargaining Agreement. There will be a Court hearing within 14 days and the Court will make its ruling. Separately but very much related is the ongoing assessment of Spirit’s ability to have funding to continue operations. The creditors are scrutinizing Spirit’s progress on reorganization and there are certain debt covenants that require reorganization metrics to be in place for continued funding.
What does the extension filing last week mean in terms of a possible acquisition?
As the filing suggests, the company has been engaged in a variety of negotiations to reduce their debt. The extension filing is a relatively routine filing when a full reorganization plan is not yet in place. An acquisition is one of the potential reorganization plans. Like any other potential funding source, a merger would be one of the ways the airline can restructure and exit bankruptcy. But the extension filing is really just notice that the plan for reorganization is not yet formed. As a member of the unsecured creditor’s committee we are closely monitoring all developments.
Have we officially been served an 1113 by the company? If we haven’t, isn’t the first required step per the bankruptcy code to negotiate allowing us another opportunity?
The company notified us if the LOA is rejected management will move forward with Section 1113 and a hearing on the rejection of the Collective Bargaining Agreement will take place within 14 days. The negotiations on the LOA were done to avoid that outcome.
What needs to happen to ensure base pay, medical and travel benefits remain?
The only way to ensure base pay and medical remain intact is to ratify the LOA. Travel benefits are tied to employment and company survival.
Why can't we have a set time frame for our reductions like the pilots? A guaranteed date that everything's reverting back.
We do have this. After the details of the LOA were first released we received substantial feedback that the snapbacks tied to company financial performance was of significant concern. Instead Flight Attendants wanted date certain snapbacks. The entire leadership team, together with AFA International, fought to change the snapbacks to the same schedule as the pilots. All cuts will be restored.
Date Certain Snapbacks
On August 1, 2028, Section 3.G. Overtime Incentive Pay will be partially restored to 1.25 times hourly pay with a 95 credited hour threshold.
On January 1, 2029, Section 3.G. Overtime Incentive Pay will be fully restored to its original terms as set forth in the April 14, 2023 CBA.
On July 1, 2029, all terms of the LOA will end and all affected sections will revert to their original terms as set forth in the April 14, 2023 CBA.
This means all concessions will be temporary and if ratified, our CBA remains intact with full snapbacks. The new LOA language may be read here >
Voting Eligibility
All Flight Attendants can view their membership status in the AFA Membership Hub. If you have not logged in yet you may request a welcome email via: afacwa.org/Hubhelp
To be eligible to vote a Flight Attendant must be an Active Member in Good Standing. All three criteria must be met to be considered eligible. This means you must be actively flying or within the first 3 months your unpaid leave of absence (voluntary furlough.)
If you’re having trouble logging in, request a Welcome Email to set your password and access your account. Visit: afacwa.org/Hubhelp
How does a voluntary or contractual leave affect my eligibility?
Flight Attendants on unpaid leave whether it is voluntary leave or other contractual leaves (EVTO, VTO, OJI, Maternity, etc.) are not eligible after the third month of leave, UNLESS you make yourself eligible in accordance with the AFA Constitution and Bylaws (C&B.)
The AFA C&B allows members who go on unpaid LOA to remain Active with AFA while on leave from their airline. This would require the member to notify AFA and continue to pay dues each month as if they were actively flying.
If you've been on a voluntary, medical, or other leave for over three months, you must reach out to AFA Membership through this form and pay your dues through December 2025 to be eligible to vote.
I took the voluntary furlough (VTO) effective on November 1, 2025. Am I eligible to vote?
Yes, during the first 3 months of any unpaid LOA a member remains Active with AFA and is eligible to vote as long as their dues account is in Good Standing.
I will be involuntarily furloughed effective December 1, 2025. Am I eligible to vote?
No. In accordance with the AFA C&B, members who are involuntarily furloughed are Inactive with AFA and cannot vote. The option to remain Active while on leave is not available for those who are involuntarily furloughed.
I have a balance on my account. Am I eligible to vote?
In order to vote a Flight Attendant must be an Active Member in Good Standing. Delinquent balances must be paid in the AFA Membership Hub. afacwa.org/Hub
I have been on EVTO since February 2025 and will not be returning to active status until February 2026. Am I eligible to vote?
Not automatically, you must notify AFA of your decision to remain Active with AFA and pay your dues from the start of your leave, February 2025 through December 2025.
Dues Obligation on Furlough
I took the voluntary furlough effective November 1, 2025. Do I have to continue paying dues?
Yes. Voluntary furlough is treated like the other various unpaid Leaves of Absence. You will remain Active with AFA and are responsible for dues for the first three months. The AFA-CWA database is coded so you are only billed for these 3 months and then the billing stops.
Example of the 90-day leave obligation: Your voluntary furlough begins on November 1. You would owe dues for November, December and January. If dues are payroll deducted for any of these months, it will be applied to this 90-day leave obligation.
For AFA purposes, is a Voluntary Furlough the same as a leave of absence?
Yes. A Voluntary Furlough is included in the various types of Leaves of Absence (LOA) or unpaid convenience leaves, which have many different names, as outlined in the various contracts at our airlines. The Flight Attendant remains Active with AFA and will be responsible for dues for the first three months, like the other unpaid leaves of absence.
I will be involuntarily furloughed effective December 1, 2025. Do I have to continue paying dues?
No. Your status with AFA will be updated to Inactive and dues are not owed from the start of the involuntary furlough. The three month dues obligation does not apply when a Flight Attendant is involuntarily furloughed.
