Spirit Airlines says it has refunded most customers after shutdown
Some Spirit Airlines customers with flight tickets could be out of luck after the discount carrier ceased operations.
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Some Spirit Airlines customers with flight tickets could be out of luck after the discount carrier ceased operations.
Have tickets to fly on Spirit? Here's what to know about refunds and alternative flights now that the budget airline has ceased operations.
The budget carrier Spirit Airlines is ceasing operations after failing to land a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
Spirit says it will be ending flight service at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Dec. 1 as part of the airline's "ongoing restructuring," the company told WCCO on Friday.
Spirit Airlines plans to depart the Twin Cities permanently. A spokesperson told WCCO it will discontinue service on Dec. 1.
Capacity cuts "will inevitably affect the size of our teams," Spirit Airlines CEO Dave Davis said in a memo to employees.
Spirit's bankruptcy filing will likely mean higher airfares across airlines as it trims schedule, according to experts.
The budget carrier Spirit Airlines is trying to recover from the pandemic drop in travel and failed mergers.
Dozens of passengers are back in Florida after a Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale to Haiti was hit by gunfire.
Budget carrier Spirit is eliminating some fees amid growing pushback against hidden airline industry charges.
JetBlue abandoned its proposed acquisition of Spirit only weeks after a federal judge ruled the deal would harm competition.
The unaccompanied child, who was supposed to be on a flight from Philadelphia to Fort Myers, was instead flown to Orlando.
