Spirit Airlines helped turn flying into a fee-based nightmare. Now it’s gone, and fuel prices are soaring Spirit Airlines helped turn flying into a fee-based nightmare. Now it’s gone, and fuel prices are soaring F orgive me for not mourning last week’s demise of Spirit Airlines, the company responsible for making flying absolutely terrible. Due to rising expenses and billions of dollars in debt, Spirit shut down abruptly last Saturday, stranding thousands of customers who were unaware that an