00:00Spirit Airlines is done. After 34 years, the yellow planes are grounded. All flights cancelled.
00:05Customer service gone. 17,000 people just lost their jobs. Full update in one minute on News
00:11Plus Globe. You are watching News Plus Globe. The ultra-low-cost carrier announced an orderly
00:17wind-down. Effective immediately. The final flight, flight 1833 from Detroit to Dallas,
00:23landed just after midnight Saturday. Let's go. Spirit cancelled all 277 flights scheduled for
00:30Saturday. The company said, all flights have been cancelled and customer service is no longer
00:35available. This is the airline's second bankruptcy in two years. It emerged from its first in March
00:402025, then filed again in August 2025. Soaring jet fuel prices nearly doubled since the Iran war
00:47started. CEO Dave Davis said, the sudden and sustained rise in fuel prices in recent weeks
00:53ultimately has left us with no alternative. A proposed $500 million government bailout fell
00:58through. President Trump said, if we could do it, we'd do it, but only if it's a good deal.
01:03Refunds for credit or debit card purchases will be processed automatically. Travel agent bookings
01:08must go through the agent. But voucher credit and free Spirit points bookings, those will be decided
01:13later through bankruptcy court. Spirit cannot rebook anyone on other airlines. That is your Spirit
01:20Airlines update. About 1.8 million seats were booked for May alone. Those passengers are now scrambling.
01:27The airline flew more than 50,000 passengers in its final day and is working to get 1,300 crew
01:34members
01:34home. Comment below if you have ever flown Spirit. Subscribe to News Plus Globe for daily news updates.
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