Spirit Airlines canceled all flights and is going out of business

nastrofa

Good news for Frontier it seems

cozzyd

For $9 I'll shed a tear.

brianwawok

Spirit was a once and never again situation for me personally. But I’d like to think it helped drive prices in some of the competing routes.

quesomaster9000

One of the best flights I've ever taken was Spirit and had 8 passengers on it, 5 of which were transferring staff/pilots. The second worst flight I've ever had the pleasure of enduring was also Spirit - the worst was Easyjet (simply because their seat dimensions are somehow smaller than the average human and generally incompatible with human physiology), and third worst was Ryanair because a mass of orange colored Brits are with near a unlimited supply of duty free gin is... amusing enough to move it up a few notches.

corvad

I won't miss the nickel and diming that's for sure...

metiscus

Spirit dying is going to mean prices go up substantially across industry. They provided a price floor above which other airlines couldnt raise prices without risking losing business to spirit. Usually the difference was pretty small, basically a market calculated fee for not wanting to deal with Spirit. But since their bankruptcies, in areas where they have pulled out, the other airlines have been seen to raise prices by something like 12-15%. I would expect similar or worse now that they're gone for good.

nickserv

If it lowers air travel then it's a good thing, since it's probably the only way the US will meaningfully invest in high speed rail.

ChrisArchitect

Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47983873

jujube3

Control-F "antitrust". Zero hits. Why no discussion of "yet another victory" for antitrust? Was 2024 really that long ago? https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-s...

bdcravens

I actually flew Spirit for the first time yesterday, coming home from a week in Las Vegas. There were 20+ "deadhead" flight attendants on board. I assume Spirit was rushing to get them all home. All in all, it wasn't a bad flight, the flight attendants who were working the flight seemed cheerful enough, even though I'm sure they knew they may be unemployed soon. (Presumably management gave them strict orders to not discuss the state of things) Of course they still charged me $20+ for a soda and a couple of snacks lol.

thriftwy

Hello! This is Moscow calling. What are you doing with these planes of yours now? Can you pass them under the table for an unspecified amount? Regards £ wishes!

joecot

Spirit was like Ryan Air, the bus of the sky, but their main benefit for me was that they flew from smaller airports. About the same distance away from me are Philadelphia International (PHL) and Atlantic City Airport (ACY). PHL is always a production, with either expensive parking or parking in Narnia. It's crowded, expensive, and security lines are dicey. At Atlantic City airport I could park in an economy lot and just drag my luggage into the terminal. There were short security lines, and the airport was small enough that if anyone was running late for their flight they'd send them through first. I was able to trade having to rid an bus in the air for a much easier time going through the airport. IDK that anyone else will fill in there. Only other flights are American, just flying from Philly.

listless

This is the result of Elizabeth Warren blocking the merger with JetBlue. I’m not saying it wasn’t the right thing to do. I don’t know. But this is definitely on her either way.