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CONSUMER ALERT: What are your rights if an airline stops flying?

Spirit Airlines is rumored to be on its deathbed. It’s time to make plans—just in case

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Christopher Elliott
Dec 15, 2025
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The rumors of Spirit Airlines’ demise have been greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain.

Headlines were swirling this weekend that the ultra-low-cost carrier was on the brink of liquidation. But those proved to just be rumors as of late Sunday evening.

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