North America · 23 April 2026 to 7 May 2026 · 23 headlines · Wall Street Journal, CNN, AP, South China Morning Post, New York Times, BBC News
Spirit Airlines is going out of business
Spirit Airlines is going out of business: a running story on the front pages of 6 newsrooms from 23 April 2026 to 7 May 2026, 23 headlines over 15 days.
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7 May 2026
- South China Morning Post Fuel shocks, thin margins: why China’s airlines should ‘heed Spirit’s mistakes’
- CNN Airlines had the perfect conditions for jacking up fares. Then Spirit collapsed
6 May 2026
- Wall Street Journal Why the Collapse of Spirit Airlines Means Higher Fares for Everyone
5 May 2026
- CNN Inside Spirit Airlines’ failed ‘Hail Mary’ to the Trump administration
- Wall Street Journal Why the Collapse of Spirit Airlines Means Higher Fares for Everyone
4 May 2026
- New York Times Spirit Airlines’ Demise Could Help Other Airlines
3 May 2026
- CNN Travel plans upended as Spirit Airlines shuts down
- CNN Spirit Airlines is going out of business
- CNN What Spirit Airlines ticket holders need to know
- BBC News Spirit Airlines shutting down after rescue talks collapse
- Wall Street Journal How the Trump Administration’s Spirit Airlines Rescue Unraveled
- AP Trump likes the idea of the government owning some US companies but took a pass on Spirit Airlines
- AP Spirit Airlines shuts down as company says it can't keep up with higher oil prices
- AP Spirit Airlines built a model the industry copied. Then it collapsed
2 May 2026
- Wall Street Journal Spirit Airlines Prepares to Shut Down as Rescue Deal Falls Apart
- South China Morning Post US carrier Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry’s first Iran war casualty
- AP Trump says a Spirit bailout still is possible as doubts about the airline's survival mount
- New York Times Spirit Airlines Prepares to Shut Down
25 April 2026
24 April 2026
- Wall Street Journal Trump on Spirit Airlines: ‘I Think We’d Just Buy It’
- CNN Trump says he’s considering buying Spirit Airlines ‘at the right price.’ It might still be a bad deal