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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom

By News on the Net -- New York Post——Bio and Archives--November 18, 2024

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.

Spirit, the biggest US budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1 billion over the next year. ---More...

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