Spirit Airlines helped pioneer ultra-cheap flying and soared. Then legacy airlines copied them, outmaneuvered them with loyalty programs, and the economy turned against their core customers.
Spirit Airlines tried to be the Dollar General of the skies. Then the big airlines beat it at its own game
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Story Timeline
Wed 20:19 - Handelsblatt Politik
Low-cost airline: US state could hold 90 percent of Spirit Airlines
Thu 16:28 - The Hill
Pence-aligned group blasts Trump's reported Spirit Airlines rescue deal
Thu 23:00 - The Hill
Trump faces conservative blowback over Spirit Airlines rescue
Fri 10:30 - National Review
Don’t Lift Spirit
Fri 13:49 - Washington Examiner
Government may ‘just buy’ struggling Spirit Airlines, Trump says
Fri 14:52 - The Hill
O'Leary: Possible Spirit Airlines bailout 'really bad idea'
Fri 23:38 - National Review
The Spirit Airlines Bailout Is a Bad Idea Built on a Worse Precedent
Sat 10:00 - Washington Post
Trump’s idea to ‘just buy’ bankrupt Spirit Airlines draws GOP backlash
Sat 13:36 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
The US government wants to save Spirit Airlines. There is as much as $500 million at stake
Mon 10:00 - Washington Examiner
Floated United-American merger could open door to another airline deal
Mon 13:57 - Washington Examiner
United CEO takes merger with American Airlines off the table
Mon 14:41 - TVN24 (PL)
Merger of aviation giants rejected. A project with no chance of success
Mon 19:57 - National Review
Warren’s Wealth Tax and the Return of Feudalism
Wed 01:48 - Middle East Eye
Low-cost airlines in US push for government support on fuel costs