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aviationLOW2026-05-02 08:13 UTC

Spirit Airlines says it is going out of business and ending operations 'immediately' after 34 years

The budget airline had hoped for a government bailout to arrive on Friday to prevent it from going out of business. The Trump administration announced on Friday that it had offered the airline its final proposal, but a deal could not be reached.

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