Organization

Spirit Airlines

Low-fare U.S. airline that stopped flying on 2 May 2026 after a second bankruptcy.

2 links, 1 backed by primary records

Connections 2

Ruling blocking JetBlue’s purchase of Spirit, 2024 the acquisition target, a low-fare airline Primary record 1
Spirit Airlines stops flying, 2 May 2026 stopped flying; its statement cites “the recent material increase in oil prices and other pressures” Scholarship & press 2 3

Proof 3 sources

United States v. JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airlines, Inc., Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, No. 23-10511 (D. Mass., 16 January 2024), U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 16 Jan 2024. Primary record
Spirit is a small airline. But there are those who love it.
US’s Spirit Airlines suspends operations, ch-aviation, 2 May 2026. Scholarship & press
regretfully announced that the company has started an orderly wind-down of operations, effective immediately.
Spirit Airlines Ceases Operations, Stops Flying, Liquidates, As Bailout Fails, One Mile at a Time, 2 May 2026. Scholarship & press
after failing to reach a deal on a planned $500 million government bailout

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2026-11-02Second revision of Too Big to Fail: the FTC's 1917 finding, the 1952 report's seven firms, the 1984 hearing record, and corrected cards for Spirit, beef, tickets, Google and the final verdictAlibek05663c47