{"id":283786,"date":"2026-05-25T16:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/283786\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T16:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:42:11","slug":"south-florida-airports-pursue-unpaid-fees-from-spirit-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/283786\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida airports pursue unpaid fees from Spirit Airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWELL. COVERING FLORIDA. BROWARD COUNTY FILING A COURT ORDER SEEKING PAYMENT FROM NOW BANKRUPT SPIRIT AIRLINES. THE REQUEST WAS FILED IN A NEW YORK BANKRUPTCY COURT. BROWARD SAYS SPIRIT OWES THEM $3 MILLION IN RENT AND OTHER CHARGES. IT COMES AFTER THE BUDGET AIRLINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. THE COMPANY SAYS THEY COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY SURGING JET FUEL PRICES. FORMER WORKERS FOR SPIRIT ARE ALSO SUING FOR BACK PAY AND BENEFITS. AND WE ASKED PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL SPIRIT CURRENTLY OWES THEM MONEY. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRLINE OWES THEM LES\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

South Florida airports pursue unpaid fees from Spirit Airlines<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:07 AM EDT May 25, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSouth Florida international airports that were destinations for the now-defunct Spirit Airlines are seeking outstanding payments to be made by the airline.Spirit Airlines announced on May 2 that it ended operations, canceling all scheduled flights and discontinuing customer service.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsSpirit Aviation Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Spirit Airlines, filed for federal Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Aug. 25, 2025, in the Southern District of New York.A spokesperson for Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) told WPBF 25 News on May 21, 2026, that Spirit Airlines owes PBI less than $6,000 as of the end of March.”Although the outstanding balance is nominal, we will continue to pursue payment of all amounts owed throughout the bankruptcy process,” a Palm Beach International Airport spokesperson said.According to court documents filed in federal court in New York on May 19, 2026, Broward County, the operator of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), wants Spirit Airlines to pay $3 million in unpaid fees. Spirit Airlines, whose headquarters was in Dania Beach, used FLL as one of its main hubs for its flights. “The debtor has failed to pay post-petition gate fees, landing fees and other charges due and owing to the County as owner and operator of the debtor’s hub airport, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,” attorneys representing Broward County said in the court filing.Broward County added in the filing that it anticipates the total unpaid, post-petition amount due will be $6 million.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.Spirit said part of the reason the airline shut down was due to budget constraints, including its inability to pay for surging jet fuel costs.Since the U.S., under the Trump administration, along with Israel, initiated a war with Iran on Feb. 28, fuel prices have risen across the world.Former Spirit Airlines employees are suing the airline for back pay and benefits.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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South Florida international airports that were destinations for the now-defunct Spirit Airlines are seeking outstanding payments to be made by the airline.<\/p>\n

Spirit Airlines announced on May 2 that it ended operations, canceling all scheduled flights and discontinuing customer service.<\/p>\n

Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News<\/a><\/p>\n

Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Spirit Airlines, filed for federal Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Aug. 25, 2025, in the Southern District of New York.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) told WPBF 25 News on May 21, 2026, that Spirit Airlines owes PBI less than $6,000 as of the end of March.<\/p>\n

“Although the outstanding balance is nominal, we will continue to pursue payment of all amounts owed throughout the bankruptcy process,” a Palm Beach International Airport spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

According to court documents filed in federal court in New York on May 19, 2026, Broward County, the operator of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), wants Spirit Airlines to pay $3 million in unpaid fees. <\/p>\n

Spirit Airlines, whose headquarters was in Dania Beach, used FLL as one of its main hubs for its flights. <\/p>\n

“The debtor has failed to pay post-petition gate fees, landing fees and other charges due and owing to the County as owner and operator of the debtor’s hub airport, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,” attorneys representing Broward County said in the court filing.<\/p>\n

Broward County added in the filing that it anticipates the total unpaid, post-petition amount due will be $6 million.<\/p>\n

Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spirit said part of the reason the airline shut down was due to budget constraints, including its inability to pay for surging jet fuel costs.<\/p>\n

Since the U.S., under the Trump administration, along with Israel, initiated a war with Iran on Feb. 28, fuel prices have risen across the world.<\/p>\n

Former Spirit Airlines employees are suing the airline for back pay and benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WELL. COVERING FLORIDA. BROWARD COUNTY FILING A COURT ORDER SEEKING PAYMENT FROM NOW BANKRUPT SPIRIT AIRLINES. THE REQUEST…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283787,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[20372,53194,506,120610,28,30,29,1771,7938,14594,115,120609,120611,10862,120608,120606,19324,120607,189],"class_list":["post-283786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-airline","tag-bankruptcy","tag-broward-county","tag-debtor","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-fort-lauderdale-hollywood-international-airport","tag-may","tag-new-york","tag-news","tag-operator","tag-outstanding-payment","tag-palm-beach-international-airport","tag-south-florida-airport","tag-south-florida-airports-pursue-unpaid-fees-from-spirit-airlines","tag-spirit-airlines","tag-unpaid-fee","tag-wpbf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}