2026年4月17日 / 美国东部时间下午6:13 / 哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻
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曾获艾美奖的记者克里斯·范·克利夫是CBS新闻驻亚利桑那州凤凰城的高级交通通讯员，同时也担任全国通讯员，为CBS新闻所有广播和平台供稿。
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克里斯·范·克利夫
据CBS新闻获悉，精神航空已向特朗普政府申请紧急救助，以维持这家处境艰难的廉价航空公司运营，避免因燃油价格飙升而破产清算。
“精神航空正在寻求救命援助，”一位知情人士对CBS新闻表示。
精神航空的部分债权人已对该航空公司的持续运营能力提出质疑，并担心由于燃油价格暴涨，精神航空将无法支付即将到期的数百万美元债务，这增加了该航空公司在不久的将来被迫清算的可能性。
精神航空高管和其他廉价航空公司预计将于下周与美国运输部长肖恩·达菲会面。达菲通常会与所有廉价航空公司会面并了解情况，包括边疆航空、忠诚航空、阿维洛航空和精神航空。
《航空现状》是首家报道精神航空寻求政府援助消息的媒体。
精神航空未回应CBS新闻的置评请求。美国交通部也拒绝置评。
“精神航空正靠财务余裕苦苦支撑，”航空业分析师亨利·哈特维尔特周三对CBS新闻表示。“我建议精神航空的乘客开始预订备用机票，以防万一。”
哈特维尔特表示，如果足够多的债权人决定终止合作，运营可能会立即停止，或者债权人可以给航空公司一些时间逐步关停业务。
这家超低成本航空公司原本预计在今年夏季退出破产保护——这是其2024年以来的第二次破产——此前该公司已与债权人达成协议，将减免数十亿美元债务并进一步缩减空客客机机队规模。该协议达成于2月底伊朗冲突导致燃油价格暴涨之前。
多年来，精神航空一直是一家业务兴隆、无额外服务的盈利巨头，但自新冠疫情以来，由于消费者偏好转向更优质的旅行体验，该公司未能与捷蓝航空完成合并，这使其陷入严重的财务困境。
Spirit Airlines reached out to Trump administration for emergency bailout
April 17, 2026 / 6:13 PM EDT / CBS News
By Kris Van Cleave
Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms.
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Spirit Airlines has approached the Trump administration about an emergency bailout to keep the beleaguered discount carrier in business and avoid liquidation due to skyrocketing fuel prices, CBS News has learned.
“Spirit is looking for a lifeline,” a source familiar told CBS News.
Some Spirit creditors have questioned the airline’s ongoing viability and are concerned the airline will not be able to make an upcoming multimillion-dollar debt payment due to surging fuel prices, raising the possibility that the carrier could be forced into liquidation in the near future.
Spirit executives and other low-cost carriers are expected to meet with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy next week. Duffy regularly meets with and checks in with all of the discount carriers, including Frontier, Allegiant, Avelo and Spirit.
The Air Current was the first to report the news about Spirit Airlines seeking government assistance.
Spirit has not responded to CBS News’ requests for comment. The Department of Transportation declined to comment.
“Spirit is flying on financial fumes,” airline industry analyst Henry Harteveldt told CBS News Wednesday. “I would tell Spirit flyers to start looking for backup reservations just to be on the safe side.”
If enough creditors decide to pull the plug, Harteveldt said operations could cease almost immediately, or creditors could give the airline some time to wind down operations.
The ultra-low cost carrier was expected to exit bankruptcy – its second since 2024 – by this summer after reaching an agreement with creditors that would eliminate billions in debt and further shrink its fleet of Airbus jets. The deal came before fuel prices began spiking in late February due to the conflict in Iran.
For years, Spirit was a high-flying, no frills, profit machine, but since the pandemic, the airline failed to merge with JetBlue as consumer tastes changed to favor a more premium style of travel that left the airline in dire financial straits.
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