One of the most affordable airlines in the skies is departing from San Jose’s airport for good.
Spirit Airlines, known for its bright yellow planes and cheap airfare, will cease all service to and from San Jose Mineta International Airport after filing for bankruptcy for the second time in a year. Service ends Oct. 5, terminating the airline’s last remaining route — nonstop flights to Las Vegas. Spirit has steadily eliminated SJC routes to and from Dallas, San Diego, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Baltimore, Portland and Burbank since launching in 2023.
The cut is part of a larger downsizing at Spirit Airlines, which will also stop offering service at Oakland-San Francisco Bay, Sacramento and San Diego international airports, along with seven other airports across the country…