Spirit Airlines served a vital role as a check on full-price airlines. It might not have been your favorite airline. In fact, ...

Spirit Airlines had the lowest rating on the annual American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey. The airline scored a 66 on the 100-point scale in 2026, dropping below low-cost rival Frontier ...

The major U.S. airline has shut down due to financial strain after failing to obtain a $500 million government bailout or to secure a deal with creditors.

After years of financial turbulence, 2 bankruptcy filings and a failed government rescue attempt, Spirit Airlines is gone. The budget carrier announced early this morning that it was beginning an ...

The bright yellow planes are grounded. Now the selloff begins. Spirit Airlines, which abruptly canceled all its future flights over the weekend, secured court approval Tuesday to begin dismantling the ...

Spirit Airlines, the pioneering discount airline that shook up the budget travel business, is shutting down its operations. The company is in its second bankruptcy and was in serious financial trouble ...

Spirit Airlines said it has reimbursed most customers with flight tickets after the budget carrier ceased operations. The airline is still processing a "small percentage" of customer refunds, Spirit ...

The shutdown of Spirit Airlines is expected to cause airfares to rise, especially in markets the low-cost carrier previously served. Other airlines, like JetBlue, are expanding routes to capture ...

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - Bankrupt ⁠discount ⁠carrier Spirit Airlines, which ceased operations ⁠on Saturday, asked a U.S. bankruptcy court for approval to pay retention bonuses to remaining ...