{"id":197392,"date":"2026-05-01T16:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/05\/01\/spirit-airlines-could-shut-down-as-soon-as-saturday\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:26:42","slug":"spirit-airlines-could-shut-down-as-soon-as-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/05\/01\/spirit-airlines-could-shut-down-as-soon-as-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Airlines could shut down as soon as Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<section >\n<p><span >Spirit Airlines<\/span> is making plans to cease operations as soon as Saturday, barring last minute intervention, CBS News has learned. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package remained stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.<\/p>\n<p>Trump administration officials have been told Spirit will be shutting down operations in the next 24 hours. There will be no last-minute administration effort regarding a bailout, according to sources familiar with the discussions.<\/p>\n<p>The airline&#8217;s available cash on hand was expected to last only a matter of days, CBS News previously reported.<\/p>\n<p>Spirit continues normal operations Friday, and sources emphasize the airline&#8217;s focus remains on safely completing those flights.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the bankrupt airline declined to comment on the ongoing discussions, saying only that &#8220;Spirit is operating as usual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and will be upated.<\/em><\/p>\n<section >\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      .component--type-recirculation {\n      .item:nth-child(7),\n      .card-recirc:nth-child(7) {\n        display: none;\n      }\n    }\n      #inline-recirc-item--id-059c002a-01b4-40a4-b39a-da36e585ccf8, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-059c002a-01b4-40a4-b39a-da36e585ccf8 {\n      display: none;\n    }<\/p>\n<p>    #inline-recirc-item--id-059c002a-01b4-40a4-b39a-da36e585ccf8 ~ .item:nth-child(7) {\n      display: block;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<section >\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section >\n<p >In:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spirit Airlines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/spirit-airlines-could-shut-down-as-soon-as-saturday\/\">Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spirit Airlines is making plans to cease operations as soon as Saturday, barring last minute intervention, CBS News has learned. \u00a0 Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package remained stalled after bondholders balked at the terms. 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