Spirit’s presence was a point of pride in Latrobe, Pa., where the security lines were short and airport parking is free. Residents are mourning the loss. By Gabe Castro-Root Reporting from Latrobe, Pa ...

You’re reading The Financial Page, John Cassidy’s weekly column on economics and politics. The last time I dropped my daughter off for a flight at LaGuardia’s Marine Air Terminal, the New York base of ...

Spirit Airlines, the ultra-low-cost flier that shut down operations last weekend, was often the butt of jokes. As a frequent Spirit flier, this meant I was used to being on the receiving end of these ...

A lawyer for Spirit Airlines said Tuesday that the surge in jet fuel prices left the company with "no remaining way out" of bankruptcy and caused it to cease operations last weekend, while it seeks ...

Spirit Airlines said in a filing that the budget for unwinding the airline would be about $217 million. The discount carrier shut down before dawn on Saturday after years of struggles. The carrier's ...

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 ...

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Spirit Airlines has officially shut down. The low-cost airline went out of business this weekend after 34 years. It’s left members of the flying public in a tricky bind and the larger industry with ...

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pushed back on his successor, Sean Duffy, for blaming the Biden administration for Spirit Airlines shutting down all operations. Duffy said ...

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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 jet fuel crisis was the straw that broke Spirit Airlines’ back, but other budget airlines are also struggling to be profitable and losing market share—a potential warning for cost-conscious ...