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21. Same here

Mon May 4, 2026, 12:10 PM

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Spirit Airlines shuts down after White House rescue deal falls through [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

A rescue deal? BidenRocks Saturday #1

no he actually wanted buy into the airline Skittles Saturday #2

With OUR money! BidenRocks Saturday #3

well of course Skittles Saturday #4

Jet Blue was willing to purchase it, so was Frontier ClaudetteCC Saturday #6

Frontier Spirit has a nice ring to it IronLionZion Saturday #10

What would be gained by a merger popsdenver Saturday #12

Since the two airlines had very similar route maps, not much jmowreader Saturday #14

As well as popsdenver Saturday #16

To the extent it reduced competition, Igel Saturday #17

I was thinking popsdenver Saturday #19

If it had gone otherwise . . . . . no_hypocrisy Saturday #5

Indeed ck4829 6 hrs ago #23

Gee, I hope the airline executives are all ok. twodogsbarking Saturday #8

They're going to get their golden parachutes I'm sure ck4829 6 hrs ago #25

It was a god awful airline anyway. Crowman2009 Saturday #13

There's one group of people I grieve for in this situation jmowreader Saturday #15

I'm not feeling happy for the employees, either. n/t Igel Saturday #18

Same here ck4829 6 hrs ago #21

What a mess ck4829 6 hrs ago #24

Dang, I liked Spirit (at least for short flights) EX500rider Yesterday #20

Golden Age! ck4829 6 hrs ago #22

The Art of the Deal LogDog75 6 hrs ago #26