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Spirit nearly done processing customer refunds after shutdown

By Thomson Reuters May 3, 2026 | 2:45 PM

By Sabrina Valle

NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) – Spirit ​Airlines said ‌on Sunday it had almost completed refunding passengers and ‌returning ​its crew ⁠to their ⁠home bases following its decision to cease operations over ​the weekend.

Most customers who ⁠booked with ⁠credit or ​debit cards were refunded ​by Saturday evening, with ‌a small percentage still being processed, the ⁠company said.

A final group of about 1,500 crew ⁠members ‌was rebased ⁠over the ​weekend.

Other ‌airlines have offered ​discounted ⁠rescue fares for stranded passengers.

(Reporting by Sabrina Valle; Editing by Cynthia ​Osterman)