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Airlines](https://www.spirit.com/), which had been struggling for years, announced it will cease operations. Spirit had been seeking a [$500 million federal bailout
Spirit Airlines announced Saturday that it will [cease operations immediately](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/02/nx-s1-5807933/spirit-airlines-ceases-operations-folds) after failing to secure a $500 million federal bailout
federal court](https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/jetblue-spirit-airline-merger-blocked-4b2ba920). Some have blamed the Biden Administration for Spirit's current predicament. Before discussions began about a bailout, *The Washington Post* Editorial Board ran a headline that was blunt about this
bailout of budget carrier Spirit Airlines. - Representative **David Scott**, a Democrat from Georgia, has died at the age of 80. He is the fifth member of Congress to die in office within the last year
federal court in 2024 [blocking the takeover](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/16/judge-blocks-jetblue-spirit-airlines-acquisition).  Spirit Airlines’ self-service check-in area at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood international airport after
federal tax requires an act of the US Congress. However, key Trump ally Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, said on the social media platform X that he would introduce legislation on Monday