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".
Spirit Airlines ceases operations after escalating financial struggles
https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5807933
24 Comments
tehn00bi@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 112d
F
For all the pilots, flight attendants, technicians who are affected by this.
egyto@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 112d
You mean to tell me being the worst airline to the point you become a punchline is a bad business model? 😯😯😯
incap@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 112d
egyto@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 112d
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.
Exeous@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 112d
Good. “Free market” yes? Now better company buy and work better
malloc@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 111d
In theory, yes. But in reality, reduced competition means less need to compete. Worse service over the long run and higher prices.
Blackfeathr@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 112d
TIL that Spirit had never had a plane crash in their entire existence. They were at least doing something right. Oh well.
Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 112d
Well, they also had less flights than other airlines. Like a lot less.
Also, southwest, jetblue, Hawaiian (97 years), and frontier have never had a fatal crash either. So not that impressive.
Catma@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 112d
I cannot believe Joe Biden caused a whole airline to go out of business.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 112d
Are you high? This was clearly Obama's fault!
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 112d
You're both wrong. Obviously it was that Confederacy hater Lincoln's fault.
misterztrite@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 112d
That isn't as joking as you might think. The Biden administration got the merger of Jet Blue and Spirit Airlines called off.
48954246@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 112d
Because surely this has nothing to do with their customer base having no disposable income for travel. It must just be the oil thing
adubya@feddit.online · 9 pts · 112d
Will planes get goofy expensive that society goes back to supporting trains?
deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 112d
No, airplanes are not being bought up by speculative AI investors.
yakko@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 112d
I want to see more passenger vessels too
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 112d
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.
kikutwo@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 112d
What will all the Jerry Springer travelers do?
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 112d
Greyhound still exists.
Seaguy05@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 112d
Some of the best police body camera content!! What an advertisement to not fly on that airline.
kikutwo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 112d
Thankfully we've got those memories forever lmao
misterztrite@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 112d
Damn I actually liked Spirits big front seats for the price of a Southwests regular flight.
certified_expert@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 112d
Woop woop
pipe01@programming.dev · 2 pts · 112d
Pull up
JerkyChew@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 112d
Seems like they shouldn't have escalated those financial struggles. Idiots.