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Spirit Airlines Built a Model the Industry Copied. Then It Collapsed.

Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying.

Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying.
Once worth as much as roughly $5.5 billion on the stock market, the… [5249 chars]

Source: U.S. News & World Report | Published: 2026-05-02T15:55:00Z

Credit: U.S. News & World Report

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