Spirit Airlines says it’s going out of business after 34 years and is ending operations immediately ^95.8%

AP News - By AAMER MADHANI, RIO YAMAT - 5/2/2026, 4:02 AM

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The ultralow cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow planes and employed about 17,000 people... more