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Author:  Seabee [ Sat May 02, 2026 8:06 am ]
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Hopefully no one has any future booked flights with Spirit or are sitting on an abundance of airline credits
Author:  pedro [ Sun May 03, 2026 7:26 am ]
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Trumpflation
Author:  continentaltraveler [ Sun May 03, 2026 5:31 pm ]
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pedro wrote:
Trumpflation


Would be great if it was that easy. They have been having issues for a long time. For fuel, most airlines buy large reserves on their fuel so they are not as impacted by fluctuations in the oil market. So, for the short term they are okay (they still raise their prices as they can and want to hedge a little in case this is a long term issue). That does not help the airline that does not buy well or buy timely…
Author:  Puro Party [ Mon May 04, 2026 1:38 am ]
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I did not fly on Spirit much but had one trip to Medellin from Fort Lauderdale and another to CR.

I liked the "big front seat". Not first class but at least away from the smelly cheap ass passengers wearing open toe sandals with smelly toe fungus LOL. :mrgreen:
Author:  Jim15687 [ Mon May 04, 2026 4:52 am ]
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pedro wrote:
Trumpflation


When the Biden and Buttigieg administration blocked a proposed Spirit/JetBlue merger in 2024, they bragged it was "a victory for U.S. travelers who deserve lower prices and better choices." Democrats in Congress opposed to the merger said it would “have led to fewer flights and higher fares
Author:  DManWalking [ Mon May 04, 2026 10:08 am ]
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Jim15687 wrote:
pedro wrote:
Trumpflation


When the Biden and Buttigieg administration blocked a proposed Spirit/JetBlue merger in 2024, they bragged it was "a victory for U.S. travelers who deserve lower prices and better choices." Democrats in Congress opposed to the merger said it would “have led to fewer flights and higher fares


The Real Truth !!!
Author:  johnnybravo1465 [ Mon May 04, 2026 3:23 pm ]
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Yes the real truth. A long with the real cause of inflation. Biden so much damage in 4 freaking years. .
Author:  Vahighland [ Tue May 05, 2026 11:43 am ]
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Jim15687 wrote:
pedro wrote:
Trumpflation


When the Biden and Buttigieg administration blocked a proposed Spirit/JetBlue merger in 2024, they bragged it was "a victory for U.S. travelers who deserve lower prices and better choices." Democrats in Congress opposed to the merger said it would “have led to fewer flights and higher fares
It was a victory! Airline mergers/acquisitions result in less competition and ultimately fewer flights and higher fares. I still remember the Southwest/AirTran acquisition. Complete F-ing disaster! To this day, I have way fewer options and much higher fares in my region because of the acquisition.

I wanted Spirit to succeed, but after two bankruptcies they just failed. If JetBlue merged with Spirit, that wouldn't solve their operational and financial problems. You can't take sh!t and mix it with OJ and expect it to taste good. And yes, you get the same result if the airline goes bankrupt, but I would much rather not bring down JB.
Author:  continentaltraveler [ Tue May 05, 2026 8:45 pm ]
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I remember when Delta bought Northwest Airlines. As a Continental Airlines flier I hated that. Then United bought Continental. And that sucked too. But, it is better than bankruptcy and dissolution for sure.
Author:  Skyhawk63 [ Tue May 05, 2026 10:21 pm ]
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Put my two cents worth this is just the beginning. I can see frontier being the next one to go. Maybe American will take them over
Author:  Flacoduro1 [ Sat May 09, 2026 11:16 am ]
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The Waffle House airline, going to miss the youtube videos of passengers fighting, employees fighting,
Passport bros crying, no cheap way to get to Medellin.
Author:  Ilv4play [ Mon May 11, 2026 6:06 pm ]
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Shit just saw something about a crowd funding attempt to buy the airlines. At the moment there was over 300 million pledged with the average pledge at 900.00 plus. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ge ... rcna343953
Author:  Zeos [ Mon May 11, 2026 6:30 pm ]
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Ilv4play wrote:
Shit just saw something about a crowd funding attempt to buy the airlines. At the moment there was over 300 million pledged with the average pledge at 900.00 plus. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ge ... rcna343953

Lol.. Now that would be a guaranteed shit show.
Author:  Ilv4play [ Sat May 16, 2026 7:05 pm ]
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Watched this last night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moEixIux1b0 It is about the Repo of Spirit's planes and how it went down. It is a long 45 min video but I had it playing in the background so I was not glued to it. Interesting to hear what goes on in the background when an airline takes a shit. I only flew Spirit once on a 1 hour flight and I was less than impressed. The employee aspect of it is what gets me though all the personel that are now out of work, and not just the spirit employees but the secondary fallout is huge.
Author:  Miamiheller [ Mon May 18, 2026 1:26 pm ]
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Jim15687 wrote:
pedro wrote:
Trumpflation


When the Biden and Buttigieg administration blocked a proposed Spirit/JetBlue merger in 2024, they bragged it was "a victory for U.S. travelers who deserve lower prices and better choices." Democrats in Congress opposed to the merger said it would “have led to fewer flights and higher fares

The real MAGAspin! :mrgreen:

Quote:
Spirit had hoped to exit bankruptcy, its second in less than a year, in mid-2026. Four days before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, a conflict that has sent fuel prices skyrocketing, Davis said he and his team were optimistic that the exit strategy could still work. But that was contingent on fuel prices moderating in April.

They didn’t.

“Late March, early April, it became clear that it was going to be tough for us to get through,” Davis said, noting that crude oil prices were above $100 a barrel.

To try to save the company from collapsing, Davis and others inside Spirit talked to the Trump administration about a bailout.
Spirit Airlines CEO
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/spirit- ... davis.html
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