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# Spirit Airlines (NK): Shutdown & Refund Handling

Spirit Airlines has announced an immediate wind-down of operations, effective 2 May 2026. All flights have been cancelled, and Spirit's customer support channels are no longer operational. 

Atlas has taken immediate steps to manage this on your behalf. Here's what you need to know.

#### What Has Changed 

* **All Spirit Airlines (NK) flights are cancelled** with immediate effect. 
* **No airline-side customer support is available.** Spirit is no longer reachable for any assistance. 
* Atlas has suspended NK content on the platform accordingly. 

#### Refund Handling — Action Required by Payment Type 

Refund treatment depends on how the booking was made. 

**VCC Passthrough Bookings**  

No action is required on your end. Refunds will be processed automatically and returned directly to the client's card. 

**Atlas Pay Bookings** 

Please cancel the booking via ATRIP. Refunds will be remitted to you once received from the VCC provider. 

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Important: **Client consent is not required — Spirit is issuing automatic refunds.** We strongly advise against raising chargebacks unless a refund is significantly delayed, as this can cause duplication issues. 
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#### No Impact to Other US Carriers 

Operations for all other US carriers available on Atlas remain fully unaffected, including: 

* Alaska Airlines (AS) 
* Allegiant Air (G4) 
* Frontier Airlines (F9) 
* Sun Country Airlines (SY) 

#### We're Here If You Need Us 

We're actively monitoring the situation and will keep this page updated as developments unfold. If you encounter any edge cases or need support with specific bookings, please raise your question via EVA, or reach out to your Account Manager — we're on it.