Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Luis Skiyavone. Spirit Airlines is grounded for good after

federal bailout talks failed to pan out. NPR's Amy held reports the already struggling budget airline

was crushed by jet fuel prices roughly doubling since the U.S. war on Iran.

If you have a flight scheduled with Spirit Airlines, don't show up at the airport.

There will be no one here to assist you.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy spoke Saturday morning at Newark Airport,

but not everyone had gotten the memo in time.

Spirit announced their closure around 2 in the morning Eastern,

leaving some travelers surprised and upset when they arrived at the

airport. Those who paid by credit card were promised refunds and other U.S. airlines offered to

cap tickets for them at $200. But problems run deeper.

Spirit's not the only one who's having financial issues right now. There could be more.

Spirit's cheap seat, no frills approach helped launch budget travel more than three decades ago.

Now that Spirit is gone, analysts say everyone could wind up paying more.

Amy Heldt and PR News.

United, Delta, JetBlue, and Southwest are offering $200 one-way flights for people with

spirit confirmation numbers at proof of purchase for a limited time.

The winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize has been hospitalized after she collapsed in prison.

Nargaz Mohammedi is an Iranian human rights activist.

As NPR's Anastasia Silkus reports, her foundation says that Muhammad's condition has deteriorated since she suffered a heart attack in March.

The 54-year-old human rights activist is currently serving an 18-year prison sentence in Iran.

She was transferred to the critical care unit from a prison in the provincial city of Zanjan.

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