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Spirit Airlines had absorbed roughly $5.9 billion in cumulative losses since 2020, and its August 2025 Chapter 11 filing showed $8.1 billion in liabilities.

"This broke a lot of people's hearts," she said. She said some employees were still on the road and had to get back home using other airlines, but that both Spirit and the union have stepped up to help employees navigate the transition.

The ultra-low-cost air carrier Spirit Airlines shut down operations after 34 years in business and canceled all flights just after midnight Saturday morning.

Duffy argued Spirit had been in dire straights long before the Iran war and their business model simply wasn't working anymore. Their model wasn't working. They couldn't get to fiscal health.

If you had a ticket booked on Spirit and your flight was canceled, for the next two weeks you can visit united.com/specialfares to find price-capped, one-way tickets from most cities where Spirit flew, including Atlanta, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Newark, New Orleans and Orlando.

The safety rankings compared the nine largest U.S. airlines and two regional carriers across several metrics, including the number of fatal injuries and aviation incidents from 2020 to 2025.

A group of low-cost airline executives, including those from Frontier and Avelo, met with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford last Tuesday, reportedly requesting $2.5 billion in government assistance. The airlines will give government warrants that could convert into equity stakes in the company.

Spirit's restructuring plan assumed jet fuel at $2.24 per gallon in 2026, but prices had climbed to $4.32 as of April 16, indicating a significant financial strain on the airline.

The airline needs to save $100 million a year on its collective bargaining agreement with pilots, Chief Operating Officer John Bendoraitis told the pilots' union in a Tuesday letter shared with Business Insider. He said Spirit "must achieve significant cost savings" to "secure the company's future." "Given the challenges we face, time is of the essence," he added. The letter proposed daily meetings with the Air Line Pilots Association, or ALPA, starting on Wednesday.

Spirit Airlines, known for its bright yellow planes and cheap airfare, will cease all service to and from San Jose Mineta International Airport after filing for bankruptcy for the second time in a year. Service ends Oct. 5, terminating the airline's last remaining route - nonstop flights to Las Vegas. Spirit has steadily eliminated SJC routes to and from Dallas, San Diego, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Baltimore, Portland and Burbank since launching in 2023.