The largest budget airline in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.

Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.

Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Bob Swindell, the president and chief executive officer of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.

A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, came under gunfire during its landing attempt Monday, and passengers are now sharing their frightening experiences with Local 10 News.

Broward County Judge Michael Usan sentenced 29-year-old Junior Bazile to two years of probation following his arrest for grand theft.

Spirit Airlines says it won’t announce its quarterly financial results on time because the company is focused on talks with bond holders to restructure its debt.

After reports of merger talks breaking down, Spirit Airlines in now filing for bankruptcy protection.

The Federal Aviation Administration put in a temporary ban on all flights from the U.S. to Haiti after a Spirit Airlines jet, flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, sustained gunfire while trying to land in Port-au-Prince on Monday, injuring a flight attendant.

A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Port-au-Prince came under gunfire while trying to land in the Haitian capital, the Haiti National Office of Civil Aviation told ABC News.

Spirit Airlines is cutting jobs and selling off some jets worth millions of dollars as the budget carrier aims to cut costs amid looming financial struggles and an uncertain future.

Spirit Airlines is about to roll out tickets that include perks like free snacks and no fee for checking a bag.

U.S. House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify to Congress about the cybersecurity company’s role in sparking the widespread tech outage that grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and affected services around the world.

A determined Spirit Airlines passenger was on a mission to find her stolen luggage.

Passengers onboard a Spirit Airlines flight Sunday from Montego Bay, Jamaica, to Fort Lauderdale were instructed by the crew to prepare for a possible water landing.

Spirit Airlines is doing away with change and cancellation fees.

Spirit Airlines is deferring all aircraft on order from Airbus that were scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 2025 through the end of 2026, the discount carrier said Monday.

Shares of JetBlue are up more than 11% in Tuesday morning trading as activist investor Carl Icahn took an almost 10% stake in the airline.

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines have to wait until June for a chance to save their $3.8 billion merger.

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines are appealing a judge's ruling that is blocking their planned merger.

Asian shares are trading mixed as pessimism spreads among investors about any imminent interest rate cut in the U.S. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei finished little changed Thursday, inching down less than 0.1%.

What's next for Spirit Airlines, now that it won't be merging with JetBlue.

Asian shares are trading mostly lower after a decline overnight on Wall Street.

The prospect of a JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger has taken a major hit in court.

A federal judge is siding with the Biden administration and blocking JetBlue Airways from buying South Florida-based Spirit Airlines, saying the $3.8 billion deal would reduce competition.

A 6-year-old boy who left on a flight for the Christmas holiday to visit his grandmother in southwest Florida instead was put on the wrong plane and ended up 160 miles away in Orlando.

JetBlue says it needs to buy Spirit Airlines to compete with bigger airlines in a post-Covid travel world.

The Biden administration and JetBlue Airways are facing off in court over the Biden administration's effort to stop JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines.

Spirit Airlines is canceling about 100 flights because it's pulling some planes out of service for inspections.

JetBlue Airways said Monday it has reached agreement to turn over Spirit Airlines’ operations at airports in Boston and Newark, New Jersey, as JetBlue ramps up its effort to win regulatory or court approval to buy Spirit.

JetBlue says in court filings that it could raise fares on some routes by up to 40% if it succeeds in buying Spirit Airlines.

U.S. consumer confidence shot to the highest level in two years this month as inflationary pressures eased and the American economy continued to show resilience in the face of dramatically higher interest rates.

A Spirit Airlines flight bound for the U.S. Virgin Islands made a sudden return to South Florida on Saturday.

JetBlue is trying to improve its chances of buying Spirit Airlines over government objections.

Frustration for Spirit Airlines customers continued Thursday after a handful of flights were canceled at Fort Lauderdale Airport due to “technical issues.”

A South Florida airline celebrated a major milestone, as Spirit Airlines marked its 30th anniversary at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Spirit Airlines is looking to hire more than 4,000 employees in 2023, and will be holding a pilot hiring event in Miramar next week.

JetBlue is giving customers 250 reasons to fly out of Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International airport.

The government and two major airlines are giving starkly contrasting views about the impact of an alliance between the airlines.

Spirit Airlines shareholders are approving a $3.8 billion sale of the company to JetBlue Airways.

JetBlue's $3.8 billion bid to buy Spirit Airlines has been endorsed by two firms that advise major investors on how to vote.

Spirit Airlines has scheduled a shareholder vote on JetBlue’s proposed $3.7 billion acquisition of Spirit for Oct. 19.

Spirit shareholders have a date for voting on the sale of their airline to JetBlue for about $3.7 billion.

Spirit is currently based in Miramar, but is currently constructing a new facility in Dania Beach, closer to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, a major base of operations for the airline.

JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines in a $3.8 billion deal, a day after Spirit and Frontier Airlines dropped their merger proposal.

Spirit Airlines shareholders could pick a preferred buyer for their airline Wednesday, when they are scheduled to vote on one of the offers for the budget carrier.

Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines agreed Wednesday to abandon their merger proposal, opening the way for JetBlue Airways to acquire Spirit.

Spirit Airlines is again postponing a shareholder vote on its proposed merger deal with Frontier Airlines, after Frontier’s CEO said in a letter that his airline is “very far” from winning approval by Spirit shareholders.

A 29-year-old woman was arrested Sunday at Miami International Airport after she illegally boarded a Spirit Airlines flight, authorities said.

Shares of Spirit Airlines are rising after the budget airline postponed a vote on a merger with Frontier for the second time.

Shareholders of Spirit Airlines will vote next month on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines.

Shares of Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines have tumbled just days ahead of a crucial shareholder vote on their proposed merger.

The bidding war over Spirit Airlines is heating up again.

JetBlue is boosting its offer to buy Spirit Airlines, raising the stakes again in the bidding war over the nation’s biggest budget airline.

South Florida-based Spirit Airlines, the target of a budget airline bidding war, said Tuesday that it has been in talks with JetBlue about last week’s buyout offer while remaining engaged with Frontier Airlines, with which Spirit has already signed a merger agreement.

Spirit Airlines, the target of a budget airline bidding war, is postponing a Friday vote on whether to accept one of those buyout offers after a flurry of counter proposals from JetBlue and Frontier Airlines.

The bidding war over Spirit Airlines is ramping up again with JetBlue boosting its offer for the discount carrier just days after rival Frontier upped its own bid for Spirit.

Spirit Airlines is advising shareholders to reject a tender offer for shares from JetBlue three days after it went hostile in its bid to create what would be the nation’s fifth largest airline.

The biggest U.S. union for flight attendants is backing Frontier Airlines’ bid to buy Spirit Airlines.

Spirit Airlines’ board still supports Frontier Airlines’ $2.9 billion takeover bid for the airline

Spirit Airlines’ board still supports Frontier Airlines’ $2.9 billion takeover bid for the airline, saying it determined JetBlue’s competing $3.6 billion offer isn’t a superior proposal.

The fight for Spirit Airlines is heating up again.

Investors seem to be taking a slightly dim view of JetBlue's bid to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion.

Spirit Airlines will have to decide between Jet Blue Airways or Frontier.

JetBlue Airways is trying to buy Spirit Airlines and break up a plan for Spirit to merge with fellow budget airline Frontier.

Air travelers in the U.S. are getting a break after a bad weekend that left thousands of flyers stranded.

Several congressional Democrats are raising doubts about the proposed merger of Frontier and Spirit airlines.

Spirit Airlines has already broken ground on a new headquarters in Dania Beach, and Broward County leaders want to keep them here as the company plans to merge with Denver's Frontier Airlines.

Spirit Airlines says its new headquarters is still being built in Dania Beach and that, for now, it’s business as usual despite Monday's announcement of a merger with Denver's Frontier Airlines.

Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines are proposing to combine in a $2.9 billion deal.

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies say a Spirit airlines employee was taking personal items out of travelers' luggage at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

The pilot stopped the plane and ordered passengers to evacuate because of a potential engine problem.

Spirit Airlines is putting numbers on a damaging stretch of flight cancellations this summer.

After days of cancelations, Spirit Airlines travelers arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport hoping operations were finally back to normal. Thankfully, they were.

Spirit Airlines travelers are dealing with another day of delays and cancelations, including at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, where many of them were forced to wait in long lines and even sleep at the airport while waiting to be rebooked.

It's summertime and airports are packed with vacationers again.

Some Spirit Airlines customers spent Sunday night at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, as they were still facing delays and cancellations Monday

Passengers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport told Local 10 News' that pilots and flight attendants are on strike.

Broward Sheriff's Office deputies said 5 men caused a disturbance in the Fort Lauderdale airport after violating the mask mandate on a Spirit Airlines plane.

Airlines are adding more flights as the number of travelers continues to rise.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – It was quieter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport early Christmas morning than it had been the previous days. Last minute travelers filled the Spirit Airlines terminal, despite recommendations from health officials for Americans to stay home due to COVID-19. Frank Evans flew to Fort Lauderdale from Seattle. According to the Transportation Security Administration, more than 5 million people passed through the nation’s airport security checkpoints between Friday and Tuesday. The busiest day at area airports is expected to be people flying in and out of South Florida on Jan. 2., just after New Year’s.

Separately, key members of Congress said they are investigating aviation contractors that took federal payroll aid and then laid off thousands of workers. Airlines and airline contractors who received cash from a $32 billion pool of federal payroll aid agreed not to lay off workers until Oct. 1. Airline labor unions are lobbying Congress for six more months of federal aid. Some contractors who received money laid off workers anyway, according to three Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. At Spirit, the pilots union said it was notified Wednesday that 806 pilots could be furloughed, or terminated with rehiring rights.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A violent situation was captured on video Tuesday night at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Its unclear exactly what sparked the outburst, but it appears to be at a Spirit Airlines gate for a flight to Philadelphia. Three women were arrested:Tymaya Wright, 20, was arrested on charges of touch or strike battery and petit theftDanaysha Dixon, 22, was arrested on charges of or strike battery. Keira Ferguson, 21, was arrested on charges of touch or strike battery. The Broward Sheriffs Office is gathering information and Local 10 News has reached out to Spirit Airlines as well.

The Treasury Department said Thursday that it had signed letters of intent for new loans to American, Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and SkyWest Airlines. American Airlines said it signed a term sheet with Treasury for a $4.75 billion loan, which would be in addition to $5.8 billion that Treasury has already agreed to extend to American. Major carriers including American, United, Delta and Southwest have raised billions in available cash on the private credit market. Some, including United Airlines, have said they would apply for loans but might not use them. Shares of American Airlines and its three closest competitors Delta, United and Southwest ranged from down 1% to up 1% in midday trading.

A nurse said the crew forced passengers -- including children -- to walk by the uncovered woman’s corpse. Nurse Nathalie Albino wants Spirit Airlines to spend more on training crew members for emergency situations. She said they were unassisted by the flight crew. “You know, imagine if it was your mother or grandmother.”Albino said it was frustrating to see how ill-prepared the flight crew was to handle the situation. “Saying that we forced people (out of the plane first) is a flat-out lie.”Hofmeyer also noted that Spirit flight attendants are trained to handle medical emergencies.

MIRAMAR, Fla. – Spirit Airlines may be moving its operations control center from South Florida to the Nashville area, but the low-cost carrier isn't going anywhere. The Miramar-based airline announced Thursday that more than 240 employees from its operations control center is moving to a facility in Williamson County, Tennessee, where nearly 100 more positions will be added in the next five years. Although it may seem like a blow to the South Florida workforce, not to worry, spokesman Erik Hofmeyer said Friday. Just last month, Spirit Airlines broke ground on its new headquarters in Dania Beach. When it opens in 2022, Spirit plans to add 225 positions to the more than 700 jobs that will remain in Broward County.

Several Spirit Airlines passengers filmed cell phone videos of a mysterious animal -- which they initially thought might be a bird, but ended up being a bat -- flapping around the cabin. Passengers on a recent Spirit Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Newark, New Jersey, did not have the same luxury. According to a rep from Spirit, animal control came on board to take the bat after the plane landed safely and customers were able to deplane. "The aircraft was disinfected and searched as a precaution," the Spirit Airlines representative told CNN. In 2017, a woman gave birth on board a Spirit flight from Fort Lauderdale to Dallas.