Spirit Airlines is ending flight service in a dozen cities less than a week after the discount carrier announced it was filing for bankruptcy for a second time this year.
The Florida company confirmed to CBS News on Thursday that it would exit the following markets on Oct. 2: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Birmingham, Alabama; Boise, Idaho; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Oakland, California; Columbia, South Carolina; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Diego, California; and San Jose, California. The airline also said it is nixing plans to launch service in Macon, Georgia, which was slated for Oct. 16.
Spirit Airlines to end service in 12 cities as rivals swoop in
The beginning of closing down for Spirit Airlines has begun
Discussion in 'Other News' started by drvrtech77, Sep 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM.
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Go figure
The company, which originated from the Clippert Trucking Company in 1964,
1964: The company was founded as the Clippert Trucking Company
Clippert Trucking Company was the original name of Spirit Airlines, founded in 1964 as a trucking company in Michigan. After evolving into air charter services as Charter One in 1980, it officially became Spirit Airlines in 1992 to begin scheduled passenger flights.
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Well it worked for Jerry Moyes!lol
The only other airline I can think of that had luck just as bad was Continental Airlines-and that airline went through THREE BANKRUPTCIES!!
But Gordon Bethune managed to turn the company around!!
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