Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, just days before the holidays and months after it failed to merge with another airline. While this announcement comes before the busiest travel weekend,

The low-fare carrier has struggled to find its footing after its planned merger with JetBlue was blocked by a federal judge.

Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue