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Spirit Airlines Shuts Down After Rescue Efforts Fall Short

All flights have been canceled as Spirit halts operations, bringing a major U.S. budget airline to a sudden end after months of restructuring.
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Spirit Airlines Shuts Down After Rescue Efforts Fall Short
A Spirit airplane at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Sept. 11, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Budget carrier Spirit Airlines said Saturday it will halt all operations immediately, canceling all flights and beginning an orderly wind-down after a last-minute rescue plan failed to get traction.

“It is with great disappointment that on May 2, 2026, Spirit Airlines started an orderly wind-down of our operations,” the company said in an announcement, adding that all flights are canceled and customer service is being discontinued.

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Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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