The company also reported that all flights were cancelled; refunds are expected, but passengers will have no help booking travel on other airlines
The North American airline Spirit Airlines announced in the early hours of this Saturday (2) that ended its activities after 34 years.
“It is with great disappointment that on May 2, 2026, Spirit Airlines began an orderly discontinuation of our operations, effective immediately,” it wrote in a statement on its official website.
The company also reported that all flights have been canceled, and customer service is no longer available. Refunds are expected, but passengers will have no help booking travel on other airlines.
“We are proud of the impact our ultra-low-cost model has had on the industry over the past 34 years and look forward to serving our passengers for many years to come,” he concludes.
The airline operated at a low cost and employed around 17 thousand people.
US President Donald Trump had mentioned the idea of a bailout last week after the airline filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than two years as jet fuel prices soared due to the war with Iran.
By Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump had said that “we are reviewing the situation” and that he had presented the low-cost airline with a “final proposal” for a taxpayer-funded acquisition.
Spirit has been facing financial difficulties since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, burdened by rising operating costs and mounting debt. By the time it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2024, Spirit had already accumulated a loss of more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020.
The airline filed for bankruptcy protection again in August 2025, when it reported having $8.1 billion in debt and $8.6 billion in assets, according to court documents.
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