CNBC is reporting that Spirit Airlines could liquidate as early as this week.
Posted by
Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
13449 posts
Don't think I will be buying a ticket for travel. And anyone with a ticket would be wise to get busy with Plan B, sooner rather than later.
Based on this article--- https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/spirit-airlines-airbus-fleet-size-reductions/
it looks like a lot ( most?) planes are leased and their newest planes are being used for parts, rather than flight operations.
Other than gate slots I wonder what there is to 'liquidate', if most of its planes are leased?
Posted by
Atlanta, GA, USA
3238 posts
I read one report last night that I could not find this morning by that indicated spirit was ferrying planes to Victorville
Victorville is where airlines store airplanes they don’t plan to fly for a long time. For example, during Covid tons of planes were sent to Victorville and basically mothballed You drain all the fluid you do things to protect the rubber, etc. if they are doing that it is not a good sign.
Posted by
OP
Freedonia
18784 posts
That's true. A few Spirit planes have gone to Victorville, a few are on their way today and more scheduled tomorrow.
Posted by
Washington, DC
111 posts
There are also quite a few Spirit aircraft that are now being wet-leased to other budget operators around the globe. At least one budget carrier in Vietnam is flying ex-Spirit Airbus A321 CEO aircraft, per a recent Noel Philips YouTube video.
It's worth looking at FlightRadar24 or FlightAware to see where the Spirit aircraft are headed, just for sake of curiosity.
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Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
13449 posts
https://thepointsguy.com/news/spirit-airlines-liquidation-concerns-what-to-know/
If you have a Spirit ticket you should read the above article as it makes some good points about travel insurance applicability ( or lack of coverage) and credit card charge backs.
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2006 posts
Well that’s timely, not that I would ever fly Spirit, having seen plenty of dispirited Spirit passengers wait and wait and wait as their flight is delayed. But passing that, I was looking into flights from Providence, RI to Orlando, FL for late May/early June. Yup, you guessed it, Spirit was selling tickets.