Spirit Airlines is terminating its last route — a nonstop to Las Vegas — in and out of San Jose Mineta International Airport on Oct. 5. It will no longer service SJC. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

ONE OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE airlines in the skies is departing from San Jose’s airport for good.

Spirit Airlines, known for its bright yellow planes and cheap airfare, will cease all service to and from San Jose Mineta International Airport after filing for bankruptcy for the second time in a year. Service ends Oct. 5, terminating the airline’s last remaining route — nonstop flights to Las Vegas. Spirit has steadily eliminated SJC routes to and from Dallas, San Diego, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Baltimore, Portland and Burbank since launching in 2023.

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