Wyatte Grantham Philips | Associated Press

Spirit says it has identified about $80 million of cost-cutting measures set to begin early next year. Those cuts will be driven primarily by a “reduction in workforce,” the airline disclosed in a Thursday regulatory filing.

A handful of federal programs that people nationwide rely on everyday could also be disrupted — from dwindling funds for food assistance to potential delays in customer service for recipients of Medicare and Social Security.

Ride-hailing and food delivery companies say extreme violence is rare among the millions of trips completed each week by gig workers.