Spirit Airlines Layoff — May 2026
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGFlorida Department of Commerce· filed May 4, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: FL · 5 locations.
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on May 4, 2026, after the layoff itself — how a late or amended filing reaches the state.
Industry: Transportation and Warehousing.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the FL state workforce agency.
Summary
Spirit Airlines disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the FL state workforce agency on May 4, 2026. That record post-dates the layoff itself, which is how a late or amended filing reaches the state. The notice covers 4,853 employees in FL, with the layoff effective May 2, 2026.
The state lists each affected employee separately by work location, so this filing spans 5 FL communities: Air Tran Blvd Orlandoorlando, Fort Lauderdalefort Lauderdale, Miamimiami, Orlandoorlando, Radiant Drive Dania Beachdania Beach.
That is roughly 52.2% of the 9,300 people Spirit Airlines employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 33 layoff events at Spirit Airlines since December 2025, including 9,266 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 18 additional events known from news reporting.
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