Two Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 jets currently parked at Logan International Airport are expected to be returned to leasing companies and relocated following the carrier’s sudden cessation of operations last weekend. Industry analysts and recent bankruptcy filings indicate the planes will not remain at the airport for long.

Spirit Airlines halted all flights and entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation last Saturday, leaving the aircraft grounded at Gates 37 and 38 in Terminal B. A bankruptcy order signed Tuesday by Judge Sean Lane authorized the airline to reject its remaining aircraft leases and begin returning planes, engines, and related documentation to creditors.

Ravi Sarathy, a business professor at Northeastern University specializing in the airline and aircraft sectors, noted that the lessors who own the Airbus jets are motivated to reassign the planes to other operators. “The lessors would like the plane back so they can lease them elsewhere, and everyone benefits from getting these planes back in service and not having them stored forever,” Sarathy said.

Because the jets are relatively new and have been leased rather than owned by Spirit, aviation experts anticipate they will be placed into service with other carriers in the near future. Some industry observers also suggested that if immediate re-leasing is not feasible, the aircraft may be temporarily stored in arid locations such as the American Southwest, where dry conditions minimize wear and corrosion.

The precise future destinations for these aircraft remain uncertain, but the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings and lease terminations mark the beginning of their transition out of Spirit's fleet. Observers say the rapid redeployment or storage of such valuable assets aligns with standard industry protocols to preserve aircraft value amid an airline’s financial distress.