Lyndee Domka was in Orlando, Florida, when her flight home to Ann Arbor, Michigan, was canceled due to the closure of Spirit Airlines. She joined CBS News to discuss her experience. Source link
Spirit Airlines pilot has impromptu retirement party on Southwest flight – CBS News Watch CBS News A Spirit Airlines pilot was scheduled to captain his last commercial flight on Saturday, but then the airline shut down. Tony Dokoupil shows what happened next. Source link
Spirit Airlines’ abrupt shutdown over the weekend sent passengers and employees scrambling to figure out what’s next. CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave and Peter Greenberg have more on why the company closed and what it means for the rest of the airline industry. Source link
Nathan Bomey, a business reporter for Axios, joins CBS News 24/7 to break down how Spirit Airlines’ closure impacts budget-conscious travelers. Source link
Spirit Airlines said in court papers filed Monday that it was forced to ground its fleet for good over the weekend because “recent geopolitical events resulted in a massive and sustained increase in fuel prices.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. While the court papers did … Read more
Alison Sider, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News 24/7 to share details on why the Spirit Airlines bailout deal didn’t go through ahead of the airline shuttering early Saturday morning. Source link
Spirit Airlines said it has reimbursed most customers with flight tickets after the budget carrier ceased operations. The airline is still processing a “small percentage” of customer refunds, Spirit told CBS News. Spirit announced early Saturday that it had “started an orderly wind-down of operations” after efforts to obtain a $500 million federal bailout failed. The airline pledged to … Read more
Passengers dealing with fallout from Spirit shutdown; fuel prices plaguing other airlines – CBS News Watch CBS News Spirit Airlines’ abrupt closure on Saturday has left passengers scrambling. And the skyrocketing fuel prices that helped bring about Spirit’s end are wreaking havoc on the rest of the industry. Shanelle Kaul reports. Source link
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was reviewing a new offer from Iran to end the war but offered little optimism that the proposal would succeed. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to … Read more