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Spirit Airlines will cease operations at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after January 8, 2026.

Spirit's departure comes months after filing for bankruptcy.

Passengers with affected travel plans will be contacted by the airline regarding their options.

A beleaguered budget airline is exiting Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, just months after its leaders warned it was at risk of shutting down and filed for bankruptcy a second time .

Spirit Airlines confirmed in a statement to The Arizona Republic that it would stop flying out of Phoenix after Jan. 8, 2026. It is one of four U.S. airports that it plans to discontinue service from in the new year, also ending flights out of Milwaukee, Rochester and St. Louis.

Spirit's presence at Sky Harbor has

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