What to know about Spirit Airlines as it says it is 'winding down all operations'
Summary
Spirit Airlines announced it is stopping all flights and closing operations immediately while waiting for a decision on a $500 million government rescue deal. The airline’s last flight landed early Saturday, after flying over 50,000 passengers the previous day, but all future flights are cancelled and customer service is no longer available.Key Facts
- Spirit Airlines began winding down operations right away and stopped all flights.
- Their last flight landed early on Saturday, and more than 50,000 passengers flew with Spirit in the previous 24 hours.
- Spirit’s employees mostly learned about the shutdown through news reports.
- The airline had planned to operate 277 flights on Saturday, all of which were cancelled.
- Spirit filed for bankruptcy two times, in November 2024 and again in August 2025, trying to restructure its finances.
- Rising jet fuel costs due to the war in Iran hurt Spirit’s financial situation.
- President Donald Trump said the government was considering a rescue deal but only if it was a good deal.
- Other airlines like American, United, and Frontier said they are ready to help passengers affected by Spirit’s shutdown.
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