Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, which had been struggling for years, announced it will cease operations.

Spirit had been seeking a $500 million federal bailout from the White House. But those talks failed to yield a deal, leading the airline no choice but to stop flying "effective immediately".

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[–] 35 points 3 months ago

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For all the pilots, flight attendants, technicians who are affected by this.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    You mean to tell me being the worst airline to the point you become a punchline is a bad business model? 😯😯😯

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    Hard disagree. Not crashing is a ridiculously low bar. They had hidden fees and reduced customer service to the point I felt more like cattle the couple of times I had to fly with them. The problem here is these companies have poor regulations and over consolidation. It was the deregulation of the industry that fucked it all up. Also, given its environmental impact flights shouldn't be dirt cheap anyways. We should build out high speed rail throughout the country.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Good. “Free market” yes? Now better company buy and work better

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    TIL that Spirit had never had a plane crash in their entire existence. They were at least doing something right. Oh well.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I cannot believe Joe Biden caused a whole airline to go out of business.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    Because surely this has nothing to do with their customer base having no disposable income for travel. It must just be the oil thing

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Will planes get goofy expensive that society goes back to supporting trains?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    I liked their graphic designs, and they were often the lowest price for where I wanted to go. I didn't fly enough to run into their notorious problems.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    What will all the Jerry Springer travelers do?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Damn I actually liked Spirits big front seats for the price of a Southwests regular flight.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Seems like they shouldn't have escalated those financial struggles. Idiots.

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