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精神航空于周六清晨宣布停止运营，这家廉航未能获得5亿美元的联邦救助资金。
该航空公司的母公司精神航空控股公司在一份新闻稿中“遗憾地宣布”，已“启动有序的业务关停程序，即日起生效”。
航空公司表示：“所有精神航空航班均已取消，旅客不应前往机场”，并补充称，将自动为通过信用卡或借记卡通过航空公司购买的任何航班办理退款。该航空公司已设立专门网站解答有关关停流程的问题。
这家总部位于佛罗里达州的航空公司自2024年以来已两次申请破产保护，近期因伊朗冲突导致航空燃油成本飙升。
航空公司在声明中表示，伊朗冲突引发的“近期石油价格大幅上涨”以及“业务面临的其他压力”已严重影响精神航空的财务前景。“公司没有额外资金可用，精神航空别无选择，只能启动此次关停程序。”
特朗普政府此前提议的救助计划将让美国政府持有该航空公司90%的股份。据多名熟悉谈判情况的消息人士透露，随着与政府的谈判破裂，精神航空的现金储备在最近几天持续减少。
美国官员此前告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，包括肯·格里芬旗下城堡投资集团（Citadel）和阿瑞斯管理公司（Ares Management Corp.）在内的部分精神航空债券持有人反对该救助协议。
“2026年3月，我们与债券持有人达成了一项重组协议，本可让我们以健康状态继续运营，”精神航空首席执行官戴夫·戴维斯在周六的声明中表示。“然而，近几周燃油价格突然且持续上涨，最终让我们别无选择，只能启动公司的有序关停程序。”
航空业因能源价格上涨面临更高成本，促使各航空公司提高票价并削减无利可图的航线。
截至精神航空2024年11月首次申请破产时，该公司自2020年初以来已亏损超过25亿美元。根据其最新年报，2025年精神航空裁员近4000人，停飞200条效益不佳的航线，年底员工总数约7500人，其中包括2000名飞行员和3000名空乘人员。
精神航空于2025年8月再次申请破产保护，并在一份监管文件中披露，其“对持续运营能力存在重大疑虑”。
“无附加服务”的航空出行
清算精神航空将终结这家以亮黄色飞机和超低票价闻名的航空公司。该公司的历史可追溯至1983年，当时从一家货运公司分拆出来。最初名为“包机一号”，该航空公司于1992年更名为精神航空，并增加了更多飞机和航线。据其工会介绍，该公司在2007年转向“无附加服务”的出行模式。
哥伦比亚广播公司新闻周五从知情人士处获悉，特朗普政府官员已被告知，精神航空将在24小时内关停运营。他们证实，白宫不会做出最后努力拯救该航空公司。
当特朗普总统周五被问及是否为精神航空提供救助时，他表示：“嗯，我想我们正在考虑。如果我们能做到，我们会出手，但前提是这是一笔划算的交易。”
戴维斯在声明中感谢特朗普政府和商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克“为保住全国就业和服务所付出的非凡努力”。
精神航空的航线覆盖美国40多个城市，主枢纽位于佛罗里达州劳德代尔堡-好莱坞国际机场，同时开通了前往加勒比海、中美洲和南美洲的国际航线。
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Spirit Airlines shutting down after failed effort at government rescue deal
May 2, 2026 / 3:19 AM EDT / CBS News
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Spirit Airlines announced early Saturday morning that it was ceasing operations after the budget carrier failed to secure a $500 million federal bailout.
Spirit Aviation Holdings, the airline’s parent company, said in a news release that it “regretfully announced” that it had “started an orderly wind-down of operations, effective immediately.”
“All Spirit flights have been cancelled, and Spirit Guests should not go to the airport,” the airline said, adding that it would automatically process refunds for any flight that was purchased through the airline with a credit or debit card. The airline has set up a website to answer questions regarding the shutdown process.
The Florida-based airline, which has filed twice for bankruptcy since 2024, recently faced surging costs in jet fuel due to the Iran war.
The “recent material increase in oil prices” brought on by the Iran war and “other pressures on the business have significantly impacted Spirit’s financial outlook,” the airline said in its statement. “With no additional funding available to the Company, Spirit had no choice but to begin this wind-down.”
The Trump administration’s proposed bailout would have given the U.S. government a 90% stake in the airline. Spirit’s cash reserves had dwindled in recent days as talks with the government broke down, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.
Some of Spirit’s bondholders, including Ken Griffin’s Citadel and Ares Management Corp., had opposed the deal, U.S. officials previously told CBS News.
“In March 2026, we reached an agreement with our bondholders on a restructuring plan that would have allowed us to emerge as a go-forward business,” Spirit CEO Dave Davis said in Saturday’s statement. “However, the sudden and sustained rise in fuel prices in recent weeks ultimately has left us with no alternative but to pursue an orderly wind-down of the Company.”
The airline industry faces higher costs due to rising energy prices, prompting carriers to raise fares and cut unprofitable routes.
By the time of Spirit’s first bankruptcy filing in November 2024, the company had lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020. In 2025, Spirit cut almost 4,000 jobs and 200 underperforming routes, ending the year with about 7,500 employees, including 2,000 pilots and 3,000 flight attendants, according to its latest annual report.
Spirit again filed for bankruptcy in August 2025 and disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating.
“No frills” flying
Liquidating Spirit will bring an end to an airline known for its bright yellow planes and rock-bottom fares. The company’s roots go back to 1983, when the airline was spun off from a trucking company. Initially called Charter One, the airline rebranded in 1992 as Spirit Airlines and added more planes and routes. The company shifted to a “no frills” approach to travel in 2007, according to its union.
Trump administration officials were told that Spirit would wind down operations within 24 hours, CBS News learned Friday from people familiar with the matter. They confirmed that the White House would not make a last-ditch effort to save the airline.
When President Trump was asked about a bailout for Spirit Airlines on Friday, he said, “Well, I guess we’re looking at it. If we can do it, we’ll do it, but only if it’s a good deal.”
Davis in his statement thanked the Trump administration and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for “their extraordinary efforts to try to preserve jobs and service across the country.”
Spirit flew to more than 40 cities in the U.S., with a main hub at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, and had international routes to the Caribbean and Central and South America.
Edited by Aimee Picchi
The Associated Press contributed to this report.