Spirit Airlines has laid off 14,000 employees across 1 rounds since 2026.
14,000
Total Laid Off
1
Rounds
Transportation
Industry
May 2026
Most Recent
May 2, 2026
14,000 employees
Spirit Airlines began an orderly wind-down of operations on May 2 after a $500M federal bailout fell through, putting about 14,000 employees out of work (≈17,000 including contractors). A second Chapter 11 in 2025 and a 2026 jet-fuel price spike tied to the Iran conflict sealed the collapse — the single largest US workforce loss of the month.