Spirit Airlines shut down at 3 a.m. ET Saturday after talks for a government bailout fell apart. The budget airline known for its bright yellow jets brought discount travel to the masses in the U.S. and large parts of the Caribbean and Latin America. More than 17,000 direct and indirect employees lost their jobs. Spirit Airlines kiosks at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on May 2, hours after the carrier shut down. Leslie Josephs/CNBC
BALTIMORE/NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines was hours away from its final flights Friday
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