Spirit Airlines Has Gone Out of Business, Company Sites Higer Oil Prices

UNITED STATES – Spirit Airlines has gone out of business after 34 years.

The ultralow-cost airline, that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow planes and employed about 17,000 people, said high oil prices, which have been rising because of the war with Iran, made it impossible to stay aloft.

The airline’s website said that all flights have been canceled, and customer service is no longer available.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday that Spirit had a reserve fund set up for customers who bought directly from the airline to get refunds. People who bought from third-party vendors, like travel agents, would have to seek refunds from them.