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The shutdown of the budget airline after 34 years has left 17,000 staff members unemployed.

Spirit Airlines, a budget carrier in the United States, has begun winding down operations, cancelling all flights, after talks with the Trump administration to secure a $500m bailout failed. Experts …

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  • Source: Al Jazeera English
  • Byline: Priyanka Shankar
  • Published: 03 May 2026 13:07

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