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Spirit Airlines shuts down as company says it can’t keep up with higher oil prices

By AAMER MADHANI WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The ultra-low cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow planes and […]

By AAMER MADHANI, RIO YAMAT, JEFF AMY and MIKE CATALINI
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after… [7523 chars]

Source: The Boston Herald | Published: 2026-05-02T04:02:50Z

Credit: The Boston Herald

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