2026-05-01T17:46:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻（CBS News）
作者：梅根·塞鲁洛 克里斯·范·克利夫 萨拉·普洛斯
更新于：2026年51日 晚上7:16 美国东部夏令时 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
行业专家表示，精神航空公司（Spirit Airlines）停摆将波及整个商业航空业，随着这家廉航退出市场，票价很可能会进一步上涨。
“每当运力减少而需求上升时，机票价格只能上涨。而且这还没算上因燃油价格飙升已经在上涨的票价，”CBS新闻旅游编辑彼得·格林伯格对CBS波士顿分部说道。
据CBS新闻报道，由于5亿美元的联邦救助计划陷入停滞，精神航空计划最早于周六上午停摆，除非出现最后一刻的干预措施，特朗普政府官员已获悉此事。
失去以超低价机票著称的精神航空，很可能意味着其他航空公司的机票价格会更高。CBS新闻对航空数据分析公司Cirium的数据进行的分析发现，当精神航空退出某条航线时，该航线的往返机票平均票价上涨了23%，约合60美元。在该航空公司退出某个市场后，整体客运量也下降了20%。
在由于伊朗局势引发的航空燃油价格上涨，机票价格本已处于高位之际，精神航空的破产可能会进一步推高票价。
如果我有未来的精神航空机票该怎么办？
如果这家航空公司破产，持有未来精神航空机票的乘客有权获得全额退款。
“如果你持有尚未起飞的精神航空机票，根据联邦信贷法，你可以从信用卡发卡公司拿回票款，”格林伯格说道。
不过，旅客在申请退款时可能会遇到障碍。
“密切关注事态发展，如果航空公司停止运营，请致电购票时使用的信用卡公司对该笔费用提出争议，”《积分男》（The Points Guy）旅游内容总监埃里克·罗森告诉CBS新闻。“结果就是服务未交付，这是提出费用争议的合理理由。”
罗森表示，使用现金或航空公司积分购票的精神航空乘客可能无法获得退款，并指出这些积分无法转移到其他航空公司的积分计划中。
不过，Points Path创始人朱利安·基尔建议不要取消即将到来的精神航空航班机票。
“现在没有退款承诺就取消机票，会丧失所有保障。相反，保留好机票，然后向银行申请拒付退款，”他说道。
其他航空公司会出手相助吗？
突然停摆意味着部分旅客可能不得不转向其他航空公司购票回家。美国联合航空公司周五表示，正在“准备为精神航空的客户和员工提供支持”，并将很快提供更多细节。美国航空公司也宣布将采取措施，帮助因精神航空停航而受困的乘客。
“美国航空团队将尽一切所能支持精神航空的客户和员工，”该公司在给CBS新闻的一份声明中说道。“为帮助出行可能受影响的客户，我们已立即对我们也提供直飞服务的精神航空航线的主舱机票实施票价上限，并将继续为尽可能多的客户提供支持。”
这类票价上限会限制美国航空的定价，但仍可能迫使精神航空的乘客支付比预期更高的费用。
“他们表示将为精神航空的乘客提供救援票价，但目前尚不清楚他们是否会在精神航空运营的每条航线都提供这类票价，”大气研究集团（Atmosphere Research Group）创始人、行业分析师亨利·哈特维尔特告诉CBS新闻。
捷蓝航空和边疆航空也发表声明称，他们已准备好协助受影响的旅客。
哈特维尔特建议乘客保留好精神航空的行程单，以防其他航空公司需要出示。
“这些救援票价可能比这些航空公司正常收取的票价便宜，但可能还是会比精神航空的票价贵，”哈特维尔特补充道。
票价面临更大上涨压力
哈特维尔特表示，精神航空的破产对票价的影响将取决于其他航空公司填补这些航线的速度，但在繁忙的夏季旅游季之前，扩大运营可能会很困难。
“航空公司的夏季运营计划已经确定。但随着时间推移，在3到6个月内，我不会对边疆航空、阿维洛航空、布鲁兹航空和忠实航空采取措施进入精神航空曾服务的市场感到意外，”哈特维尔特援引精神航空的一些廉航竞争对手的情况说道。“我确实预计很多廉航会设法以某种方式填补精神航空留下的市场空白。”
基尔表示，尽管精神航空并非最受消费者欢迎，但它帮助抑制了机票价格上涨。
“随着它们即将消失，我认为我们很可能会看到票价上涨，”他说道。“这还不算上我们已经因航空燃油价格上涨而看到的机票涨价。这只会让情况变得更糟。”
What would a Spirit Airlines shutdown mean for travelers?
2026-05-01T17:46:00-0400 / CBS News
By Megan Cerullo
Kris Van Cleave
Sarah Ploss
Updated on: May 1, 2026 / 7:16 PM EDT / CBS News
A Spirit Airlines shutdown would ripple through commercial aviation, likely raising higher fares as the budget carrier exits the market, industry experts said.
“Any time you have a reduction in capacity and demand increases, airfares have nowhere to go but up. And that doesn’t count the fares that are already rising because of the spike in fuel prices,” CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg told CBS News Boston.
With a $500 million federal bailout stalled, Spirit planned to shut down as early as Saturday morning without a last-minute intervention and Trump administration officials have been informed, CBS News reported.
Losing Spirit, known for its ultra-low fares, would likely mean costlier tickets on other airlines. A CBS News analysis of Cirium data, a provider of aviation analytics, found average fares jumped 23%, or roughly $60, for a round-trip flight when Spirit exited a route. Overall passenger volume also fell 20% after the carrier left a market.
Spirit’s failure could boost fares at a time when ticket prices are already elevated due to higher jet fuel costs from the Iran war.
What if I have a ticket for a future Spirit flight?
Customers with tickets for future Spirit flights are entitled to full refunds if the airline goes out of business.
“If you’re holding a Spirit ticket for a flight that hasn’t happened yet, you’ll get that back from your credit card company under federal credit laws,” Greenberg said.
Still, travelers may encounter obstacles obtaining their refunds.
“Watch what happens very closely, and if the airline ceases operation, call the credit card you used to buy the ticket and dispute the charge,” Eric Rosen, director of travel content at The Points Guy, told CBS News. “The result is a non-delivery of service, which is grounds for disputing a charge.”
Spirit customers who paid cash or used airline loyalty points could be out of luck, Rosen said, noting that those points cannot be transferred to other airlines’ loyalty programs.
Still, Julian Kheel, founder of Points Path, advises against canceling a ticket for an upcoming Spirit flight.
“Canceling your ticket now without a promise of a refund will eliminate all protections. Instead, hang on to your ticket and file a chargeback with your bank,” he said.
Other airlines to the rescue?
An abrupt shutdown would mean some travelers may have to turn to other airlines for a flight home. United Airlines said Friday it is “preparing to support Spirit customers and employees” and will provide more details soon. American Airlines also announced steps it is taking to help stranded passengers if Spirit halts service.
“The American Airlines team is prepared to do all it can to support Spirit Airlines customers and team members,” it said in a statement to CBS News. “To help customers whose travel may be disrupted, we immediately implemented fare caps on Main Cabin tickets for Spirit routes where we also offer nonstop service and will continue to support as many customers as possible.”
Such fare caps would limit American’s prices but could still force Spirit customers to pay more than they expected.
“They said they’ll offer rescue fares to Spirit passengers, but it’s unclear if they’ll be offered on every route Spirit served,” industry analyst Henry Harteveldt, founder of Atmosphere Research Group, told CBS News.
JetBlue and Frontier also posted statements saying they are ready to assist affected travelers.
Harteveldt urged customers to keep copies of their Spirit itineraries in case another airline requires them.
“These rescue fares may be less expensive than the normal fares these airlines would charge, but would probably be more expensive than the Spirit fares,” Harteveldt added.
More pressure on fares
Harteveldt said Spirit’s collapse would affect airfares depending on how quickly other airlines fill those routes, but expanding operations could prove difficult before the busy summer season.
“Airlines’ plans have already been committed for the summer. But over time, within three to six months, I would not be surprised to see Froniter, Avelo, Breeze and Allegiant all take steps to enter markets that Spirit served,” Harteveldt said, citing some of Spirit’s low-cost competitors. “I do expect a lot of budget airlines will try to backfill Spirit somehow.”
Kheel said Spirit helped keep airfares in check, even if it wasn’t the most popular with consumers.
“With them soon to be gone, I think we’re likely to see an increase,” he said. “That’s on top of the airfare increases we’re already seeing from the increase in jet fuel prices. This is only going to make that situation worse.”
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