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Spirit Airlines has been grounded for good.
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Early Saturday, the budget air travel pioneer announced it’s shutting down all operations, becoming the first major airline to go out of business in 25 years. Spirit has lost over $2.5B since 2020 and filed its second bankruptcy in 2025, saying it had “substantial doubt” about its future prospects, but airline officials credit surging jet fuel prices from the Iran war as the final headwind.
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The drinks-and-everything-else-not-included airline had hoped to land a $500M lifeline deal with the federal government, but the creditors holding Spirit’s IOUs rejected the plan.
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All flights were immediately canceled. Travelers were promised refunds for tickets booked through Spirit’s website and told not to go to the airport. Several major carriers—including United, Southwest, and American—are offering capped fares for affected flyers with proof of a Spirit itinerary.
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Verse to consider whether your spirits are up, down, or somewhere in between… “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39 (CSB) (read full passage)
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Verse to consider whether your spirits are up, down, or somewhere in between… “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39 (CSB) (read full passage)
