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2025.](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/30/nx-s1-5522901/spirit-airlines-bankruptcy-filing) However, Spirit said [in a March statement](https://ir.spirit.com/news/news-details/2026/Spirit-Airlines-Announces-Restructuring-Support-Agreement-and-Plan-of-Reorganization/default.aspx) that it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by "early summer" by prioritizing its strongest markets and offering more
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