Spirit Airlines shutting down after failed effort at government rescue deal
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Spirit Airlines announced early Saturday morning that it was ceasing operations after the budget carrier failed to secure a $500 million federal bailout.
Spirit Aviation Holdings, the airline's parent company, said in a news release that it "regretfully announced" that it had "started an orderly wind-down of operations, effective immediately.
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