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Listen: Final Spirit Airlines Flight Asked Tower, “Are We The Last One?” — Then Said Goodbye
The final Spirit Airlines commercial flight to land asked DFW Tower whether any other Spirit flights were coming in behind it. When the answer came back that they might be the last one, the crew signed off with grace — “it was a pleasure working with you guys” — a...
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“It Was a Pleasure Working With You Guys”: Air Traffic Control Issues Tribute to Pilots Of Last Ever Spirit Airlines Flight
An air traffic controller at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport made a moving tribute to the pilots of Spirit Airlines flight NK-1833 from Detroit, after realizing that the flight was to be the last ever flight of the ultra-low-cost carrier to land after it went into liquidation in the early...
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Spirit Airlines Shutdown: What Passengers and Employees Need to Know
Spirit Airlines has announced an immediate and orderly wind-down of operations. All flights have been canceled, and passengers are advised not to go to the airport. The decision follows financial challenges, including rising fuel costs and an inability to secure […]
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Is Biden Or Trump To Blame For Spirit Airlines’ Shutdown? Both & Neither!
We’ve just learned that Spirit Airlines has ceased operations effective immediately. The airline had been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy twice in the past two years, it hadn’t turned a profit in seven years, and it had the worst margins in the US airline industry.
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Spirit Airlines Ceases Operations, Stops Flying, Liquidates, As Bailout Fails
The end is officially here for Spirit Airlines, as the company is permanently discontinuing all flights, after being in business for 34 years. This is a sad development, but unfortunately it had to happen.
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QANTAS: More cuts to domestic flights but flights to Paris and Rome extended
Qantas has confirmed it will extend its 5% reduction in domestic capacity through to September, stretching what was initially a short-term cut from May–June into a full winter slowdown. Its low-cost sibling Jetstar is following suit, with both airlines also trimming flights across the Tasman and within New Zealand. For...
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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Restarting Doha flights with Qatar Airways from June
Although Qatar Airways has resumed some of its Australian network flights as of 1 May, Virgin Australia’s wet-leased flights using Qatar Airways aircraft are not returning until June The return to the wet lease agreement is cautious because of the Middle East conflict. Virgin Australia has confirmed its Doha flights...
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QATAR AIRWAYS: Network begins to rebound restoring Australian flights
Qatar Airways is ramping up flights to Australia, restoring capacity after months of disruption caused by Middle East airspace closures. From May, the Doha-based carrier is progressively returning to a full schedule across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, with daily flights reinstated after a period of reduced services. Australian routes return...
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Route 66 Centennial Celebration is Under Way
The Route 66 centennial celebration is currently under way in Springfield in Missouri through Sunday, May 3, 2026, and activities and events have been planned for the historic iconic highway that epitomized the classic American road trip. Members of the House of Representatives of the United States officially enacted the Route...
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United CEO Keeps Predicting Higher Airfares — Empty Seats Keep Proving Him Wrong
United CEO Scott Kirby keeps insisting airfares should rise, and that airlines are too timid to charge what passengers will pay. But after years of predictions that have not panned out, the flaw in his theory is simple: airlines hate empty seats, and supply and demand still set fares no...
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Best Bonuses for Huge Spend | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep356 | 5-1-26
In today’s episode, we’ll talk about how Chase Point Boost is going bust, how Avianca sucks some life out of LifeMiles, and rewards for spending BIG. Best Bonuses for Huge Spend Watch the full episode below, or listen on your favorite podcast platform. You can click the timestamps below to...