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My Spirit Airlines flight was canceled at 2 a.m. I paid 0 extra to get my mom and me home.

My Spirit Airlines flight was canceled at 2 a.m. I paid $800 extra to get my mom and me home.

Finance May 3, 2026

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessica Stanton. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… On Saturday morning at 2:28 a.m., I had an email from Spirit Airlines informing me that my flight back to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had been canceled.I had…

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