Middle East Eye • May 2, 2026 09:03

Spirit Airlines closes as fuel prices double due to Iran war

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Budget US carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday in the wake of the fuel crisis brought about by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The Florida-based airline is the first to have closed due to a doubling of jet fuel prices during the war, which is now two months old. 

The closure will cost thousands of jobs and is a blow to US President Donald Trump, who had proposed $500m to save Spirit despite opposition from some of his closest advisers and many Republicans in Congress.

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Spirit Airlines begins ‘wind-down’, cancels all flights over fuel crisis

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Sat 09:03 - Middle East Eye

Spirit Airlines closes as fuel prices double due to Iran war

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