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Spirit Airlines shutdown sparks pandemonium at LAX as flyers left stranded: 'Crazy'

New York Post·Benjamin Brown·29 days ago
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Passengers were left scrambling to find their way home from Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend after Spirit Airlines abruptly shuttered operations . “There’s no way that we can get it back, especially the Airbnb and all the expenses that we did for trips,” Paloma Zuniga, who was supposed to fly from LAX to New York this week, told NBC Los Angeles. “It’s crazy what’s going on.” Spirit Airlines announced Saturday it was winding down operations. Getty Images The budget airline made the shocking announcement on Saturday, citing the increase in oil prices and “other pressures” that left the company with “no choice” but to shut down after 34 years in business. “The wind-down follows the Company’s extensive and comprehensive efforts to restructure the business and pursue transactions to strengthen Spirit’s financial position and create a sustainable path forward,” the company said in a statement.…

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