Spirit Airlines Shut Down Overnight

Well, the time has finally come for the big yellow bus to fly into the sunset. Spirit airlines shut down operations overnight and has gone out of business.

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Curious for everyone on here on your experiences flying Spirit, thoughts on the current situation, what you anticipate happening as a result of them shutting down?

Past- I've flown spirit twice- once from niagara falls airport direct to Myrtle Beach SC, second time was Ft Lauderdale to Kansas City. I had zero issues on either flight and got a great deal for exit row seats and the big seat up front. Flights were on time, flight attendants were good enough, would have continued to fly them.

Current situation- I'd be concerned if I flew somewhere yesterday or within the past week on Spirit. How do you get home? I'd expect the other airlines to drastically raise prices on airfare, but from what I've been reading, they're trying to make the fares reasonable for anyone that had a Spirit ticket. I'll believe that when I see it... If anyone needs help getting somewhere as a result of this, please let us know and we'll help you find some options

Future- I've been trying to think of where those passengers are going to go. Allegiant, Frontier, and Breeze are my best guesses. I'd expect some airports that had a lot of Spirit flights like Ft Lauderdale, Detroit, Atlanta, to end up with higher airfares. I'm not even sure if the big 3 airlines have enough capacity to take over some of those low yield leisure routes.