Posted on 05/03/2026 12:42:07 PM PDT by Libloather
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is under fire after Spirit Airlines abruptly shut down, with critics citing her claim that blocking a merger that could have saved the troubled carrier was "a Biden win for flyers."
Spirit announced early Saturday it would cease operations immediately, canceling all flights and shutting down customer service, leaving many travelers stranded. The collapse is reigniting debate over whether federal regulators got it wrong in blocking a proposed JetBlue-Spirit merger, with opponents now arguing the decision may have reduced competition and contributed to the airline’s downfall.
"I’ve warned for months that a @JetBlue-@SpiritAirlines merger would have led to fewer flights and higher fares," Warren wrote in a March 2024 post on X. "@JusticeATR and @USDOT were right to stand up for consumers and fight against runaway airline consolidation. This is a Biden win for flyers!"
Biden administration officials made similar arguments at the time. Former Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a March 2024 statement: "The Justice Department proved in court that a merger between JetBlue and Spirit would have caused tens of millions of travelers to face higher fares and fewer choices." He added: "Today’s decision by JetBlue is yet another victory for the Justice Department’s work on behalf of American consumers."
Then-Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter also framed the ruling as a win for consumers: "Our win in court is a victory for U.S. travelers who deserve lower prices and better choices."
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So many other things she could be blasted for.
Let Jet Blue, Allegiant, or Breeze Airways pickup the pieces left behind by Spirit and it will be far more efficient process than a merger or government bailout.
This is what happens when ur bi model is ghetto airlines!
Fake Indian Warren really is a stupid idiot. Companies merge all the time, and it works out fine, but she didnt want Jet Blue to buy Spirit which would have benefited both companies and kept Spirit afloat. She destroyed Spirit Airlines, not like it was a good airline anyway but still, she killed it
Spirit airline was not worth saving. It was so severely mismanaged it needed to be dissolved. The planes can be checked over for safety and used productively by other airlines. Problem solved.
https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/white-lies-indigenous-scholars-respond-to-elizabeth-warrens-claims-to-native-ancestry/#:~:text=Controversy%20over%20the%20Massachusetts%20senator‘s,mother’s%20Cherokee%20and%20Delaware%20ancestry.
Now Spirit’s “Big Front Seat” is gone, unless an existing airline buys their planes as they are presently outfitted.
From what i could determine, it did not sound like for anyone except maybe Spirit Airline’s competitors. How will they make up for all those jobless now? I would have much rather seen some Senate/House Democrats made jobless or homeless. No great loss then.
Yup. Why go thru the hassles of a purchase, merger or buyout when bankruptcy allows you to scoop up assets and make them yours for a fraction of the cost?
She became a democrat in 1996.
It is imcompetant Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg that disapproved the merger. Buttigieg, along with Biden, were the worst steaming T_ _ _ in history. They gave Trump additional problems when confronted with Iran with a month towards reaching nuclear capability—with a 2,000-mile-range ballistic missile.
Faucahontas Buffalo Wings needs to take her ass back to the reservation.
Way off-topic but relevant to this sidebar:
Carmen McRae - The Ballad of Thelonious Monk
I used to think cowboy music
was the only thing there was
Then I heard Theloniuos Monk.
The place was filled to the rafters
with musicians and the fuzz
They all loved Thelonious Monk.
I didn’t know what he was playin,
but the dog next door kept bayin
and the waitress was humming along.
Then I forget about Gene Autry
and the things he taught me
when I heard Thelonious Monk.
Right then and there I took up bebop
forgot about the cows.
I wouldn’t feed my horse any hay
That horse, he knew I had them records
so he hung around the house
Ears a’cocked to hear the Monk play
He threw me clear to Santa Monica
when he heard Monk play Panonica
and his gallop is startin to swing.
And I forgot about Gene Autry
and the things he taught me
when I heard Thelonious Monk.
And when roundup time was over
we rode into town
I tied Old Paint right up to the door.
And when Monk played Round Midnight
the house came down
you can hear Old Paint just a-snortin for more.
I hear the boys in the bunkhouse singin Straight no Chaser
and my heart goes clickety clunk.
Now that’s all I want to hear
Cause I have branded my last steer
All because, all because
of Thelonious Monk.
FYI.
Yes, but not after he was dead.
Gee, Spirit Airlines will shut down and liquidate its holdings. With 17,000 employees……. I think 17,000 people would disagree MS. Warren!
Wow. Crockajawea is on tht warpath.
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