Spirit Airlines Officially Shuts Down. See The Message Stranded Customers Woke Up To

Canceled.The worst-case scenario for any airline passenger just hit thousands of travelers at once.Spirit Airlines customers woke up to a blunt message inside the airline’s app: every flight is canceled, effective immediately.The message read in part that passengers should not go to the airport under any circumstances. It also made clear the airline cannot help rebook travelers on other carriers, leaving many scrambling for alternatives on their own. Instead, customers were told refunds would be automatically issued back to the original form of payment for flights purchased with a credit or debit card.The message made one thing clear. There is no backup plan.The collapse comes just days after a last-ditch effort to save the airline fell apart. A roughly $500 million bailout push failed after disagreements between the Trump administration and key bondholders stalled any deal.President Donald Trump had signaled the administration was at least open to stepping in. “We’re looking at it,” Trump said Friday. “If we can do it, we’d do it.”That window has now closed.Industry groups had also been pushing for a much larger safety net, requesting as much as $2.5 billion in temporary federal support for struggling low-cost carriers. The pitch was simple. Without help, airlines