A simple idea about everyone pitching in to buy bankrupt Spirit Airlines somehow turned into a real campaign, with over 36,000 people pledging around $22.8 million - which was enough to even crash the website by Sunday night. Voice actor Hunter Peterson, launched letsbuyspirit.com on Saturday, but the website crashed and now shows an overload notice saying: “Your response crashed our site. The movement grew so fast it overwhelmed our servers. We are upgrading infrastructure right now and will be

Spirit Airlines Shuts Down After 34 Years, Flights Canceled

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Passengers are struggling to get home after Spirit Airlines announced it was shutting down operations. The company had been trying to get a $500 million rescue deal from the federal government but those talks stalled. Now, Spirit says all flights have been cancelled and customer service is no longer available. ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis has more. #news #spirit

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said those traveling with Spirit Airlines should not show up at the airport, but instead try to rebook with another carrier that's assisting flyers amid Spirit's immediate shutdown on Saturday.

“I was crying the whole time and crying for me and all my coworkers”: Some 7,500 Spirit employees lost their jobs and passengers were left stranded, after the budget airline ceased operations early Saturday morning. The airline had been in negotiations for a $500 million government bailout, but Spirit’s bondholders balked at the terms. Spirit ran out of money as talks stalled. #spiritairlines

Spirit airlines shutting down is definitely an end of an era! Spirit Airlines has halted all flights after failing to successfully get a bail out. . . . #spirit #airlines #spiritairlines #spiritflights #spiritairline

Spirit Airlines is having an orderly wind down #ACloserLook | spirit airline