06:35 AM EDT, 10/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Spirit Airlines ( SAVE ) shares plunged as much as 40% in recent Friday premarket activity after the Wall Street Journal reported that the budget carrier is in talks with bondholders for the terms of a potential bankruptcy filing.

Spirit is also looking at restructuring its balance sheet through an out-of-court transaction, the report said, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.

Recent talks have been focused on reaching an agreement with lenders to support a Chapter 11 filing, the Journal said, adding that a filing would not be imminent if it were to happen.

Spirit did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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