There may be a happy ending after all.

In the wake of Spirit Airlines ceasing operations after more than three decades, many loyal customers are scrambling to find a new airline. But what many may not know is that you can put your now-unusable Spirit membership status to good use.

A number of airlines — and even, to a lesser extent, popular pizza peddler Papa Johns — are coming to the rescue of stranded Spirit travelers by offering status matches for elite members of the now-defunct airline, according to the experts at The Points Guy .

Loyal Spirit Airlines customers can use their now-unusable memberships to status match with other airlines.…