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Spirit Airlines pilot has impromptu retirement party on Southwest flight

2 sources2 storiesFirst seen 5/5/2026Score42Mixed Progress
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The budget carrier announced that "‘all flights have been canceled, and customer service is no longer available,' which, coincidentally, was also Spirit's motto," Stephen Colbert said.

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Spirit Airlines pilot has impromptu retirement party on Southwest flight.

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A Spirit Airlines pilot was scheduled to captain his last commercial flight on Saturday, but then the airline shut down.

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Tony Dokoupil shows what happened next.

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