I can’t say that I’m surprised to hear this, though it certainly counters the narrative we’ve heard in recent weeks.
The ultra low cost carrier has had a very rough several years, as it has lost billions of dollars since the start of the pandemic, as the industry has evolved, and as it has gone through a failed merger with JetBlue.
As recently as mid-March 2026, Spirit insisted that it was planning on emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the coming months, by early summer. Even before the massive spike in oil prices, I couldn’t really make sense of that plan, since Spirit’s margins are among the worst in the industry, based on what we know, and that’s before factoring in the impact of a hike in fuel prices.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
