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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/DryDeer775 on 2026-05-05 15:29:46+00:00.

As ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines’ 17,000 workers learned overnight that they had lost their jobs, benefits, and potentially their final paychecks, Spirit’s lawyers filed a motion in federal bankruptcy court in New York requesting $10.7 million in retention bonuses for executives and managers overseeing the wind-down, with undisclosed additional amounts for the top three executives.

Antonio Mancheno, president of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA) Local 76, said Sunday: “We don’t even know if we’re going to get our last paychecks. Most of us are going to have to pull out retirement savings and use it as emergency funds, because a lot of flight attendants live paycheck to paycheck.” Medical, dental and vision benefits for all Spirit employees were terminated the moment the last flight landed. The Air Line Pilots Association advised its 2,000-plus Spirit members to immediately download their own pay stubs and W-2s before company systems shut down.

Inconceivable.