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Old 05-01-2026 | 07:50 PM
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All these reliable sources cite “unnamed source” as fheir source. Where is press release? Website still selling tickets. Is this really happening or more fake news. I can’t find anything official.
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Old 05-01-2026 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
All these reliable sources cite “unnamed source” as fheir source. Where is press release? Website still selling tickets. Is this really happening or more fake news. I can’t find anything official.
They appear to have canceled all their redeyes and the last one to land looks like NKS1833.

https://www.flightaware.com/live/fle...tedarrivaltime
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Old 05-01-2026 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
I think he sincerely wanted to avoid the optics of an airline shutdown associated with Iran. But too many political headwinds to write the check.
They were doomed before the oil price increase.
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Old 05-01-2026 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44
All these reliable sources cite “unnamed source” as fheir source. Where is press release? Website still selling tickets. Is this really happening or more fake news. I can’t find anything official.
It’s real. Buddy showed me an ACARS message from dispatch. Looks like the last one landed already in DFW
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Old 05-01-2026 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by John Carr
They were doomed before the oil price increase.
Most likely. But that little-known fact didn't improve the optics.
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Old 05-02-2026 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Most likely. But that little-known fact didn't improve the optics.
Yet the outcome was the same.
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Old 05-02-2026 | 03:18 AM
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/02/busin...lt-all-flights

"The company is in its second bankruptcy and was in serious financial trouble well before the Iran war sent jet fuel prices surging. America’s eighth-largest carrier tried to reach a deal with the Trump administration on an 11th-hour rescue package, but a key group of creditors balked at the proposal."
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Old 05-02-2026 | 06:18 AM
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https://apnews.com/article/spirit-airlines-trump-bailout-bankruptcy-37a4818e1b71c0905d022f669d85948c

I know some pilots from Spirit and remember that they really enjoyed it (several years ago). Having been through an airline going out of business, I can feel for the employees who just their jobs
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Old 05-02-2026 | 07:39 AM
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sad news.

Hopefully everyone finds a landing spot.


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Old 05-02-2026 | 09:29 AM
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How many aircraft were in Spirits fleet on the day it shutdown operations?
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