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Spirit Airlines Lays Off 17,000 After Filing for Bankruptcy
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May 6, 2026
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1:57Now PlayingSpirit Airlines is apologizing to Americans in bankruptcy court just days after saying rising jet fuel prices forced it to end operations. Roughly 17,000 Spirit employees are now looking for work, with 5,000 of them in Florida. NewsNation’s Brooke Shafer joins “Morning in America” with a closer look at what this means for travelers' wallets this summer.
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