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Budget Spirit Airlines Shuts Down Engines for Good After Operating for 34 Years
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May 2, 2026
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2:01Now PlayingSpirit Airlines – the feisty upstart that relied on irreverent ads and deep discount fares to compete against major carriers for more than three decades — turned off its engines for the final time early Saturday morning.
Company officials announced that the airline – which once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow planes and employed over 17,000 staffers—was shutting operations “effective immediately” after failing to secure a $500 million bailout from the federal government.
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