Posted on 05/04/2026 10:42:14 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Gradually, then suddenly, is how bankruptcies often play out, as in “The ultra-low-cost carrier [Spirit Airlines] has struggled for years and filed for bankruptcy twice since 2024,” and now, “Spirit Passengers Rush to Find New Flights.”
Elizabeth Warren was quick to respond: “Donald Trump’s war with Iran caused the sky-high fuel prices that finally did Spirit Airlines in.” Got it, Senator.
In July, 2022, the shareholders of Spirit Airlines had agreed to be acquired by Jet Blue:
JetBlue will pay $33.50 per share, which is an equity value of $3.8 billion. The merger would give JetBlue 9% of the market, according to a JetBlue press release, compared to 23% to 13% for airlines in the Big Four, which, in total, control 80% of the market.
A 9% combined market share vs the Big Four share of 80% does not a monopoly make. Yet Senator Warren, possibly channeling Ida Tarbell’s anti-trust crusade against Standard Oil in 1904, pressured Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, then convinced the Biden DoJ to successfully litigate an anti-trust suit against the merger. Warren took a victory lap in 2024
Ditto Attorney General Merrick Garland who, in January, 2024, said in a statement that:
the ruling “is a victory for tens of millions of travelers who would have faced higher fares and fewer choices had the proposed merger between JetBlue and Spirit been allowed to move forward.” Garland added the DOJ “will continue to vigorously enforce the nation’s antitrust laws to protect American consumers.”
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Somebody needs to stick a Navajo Taco in Fauxcahontas’s big noise hole. There is too much crap coming out of it.
The left got their marching orders from the CEO of spirit air (right after his golden parachute poped)
trumps war and high fuel prices killed us.
amazed he would still side with the rats after what they did to his company.
Pocohauntas take scalp. Calls for much firewater!
Biden killed the merger with Jet Blue but yeah it’s Trump’s fault they went under.
Why buy a company or merge with it if you can buy its assets in foreclosure?
Those planes will be grounded just long enough to get a new paint job.
She can say these things because journalism has no curiosity, has no dignity, and has no objectivity.
Journalism is covering up for the Senator in a conspiracy of omission.
“In July, 2022, the shareholders of Spirit Airlines had agreed to be acquired by Jet Blue”. Makes me wonder what Liz got out of this deal.
“Donald Trump’s war with Iran caused the sky-high fuel prices that finally did Spirit Airlines in.”
I’d really like to know how when 87% of the oil shipped out of Iran goes to China and 10% to countries immediately in the Iran region. So we’re talking about 3% of the oil that goes to other countries and that’s enough to break the bank and cause price scalping? Trump has nothing to do with oil being profiteered by bulk oil suppliers, distributors, or wholesalers.
Warren’s thinker is broken.
wy69
WTF? Spirit Airlines was a bad business model. They had cheap rates, but for luggage and other necessities they charged large fees. Businesses should charge the cost plus a profit, not running around charges nickels and dimes to make a profit. What if McDonalds Hamburgers started charging $2 for the hamburger meats, but if you want a bread bun that is $8 more?
Just askin...
“What if McDonalds Hamburgers started charging $2 for the hamburger meats, but if you want a bread bun that is $8 more?”
When I worked for them just short of college their hamburgers were 15 cents and a cheeseburger was a hamburger with a slice of cheese for 5 cents more. Now a hamburger costs on the average $3.99 for exactly the same product they had when it was 15 cents.
McDonald’s employee wages vary widely by location, experience, and role, with national crew member pay averaging around $13.07 per hour. In higher-cost areas like Seattle, WA, crew members often earn over $20-$22 per hour, while company-owned locations generally set entry-level pay between $11-$17 per hour for crew and $15-$20 for shift managers. I was paid $4 an hour and if we worked an 8 hour shift we got a food stipend of less than $2 that made a burger, fries and a soft drink.
Besides, what if they don’t want the bun? That doesn’t mean the next guy pays $16. When you cut the size of the bill for tickets it doesn’t mean it takes less gas to get it off the runway. They went out because they couldn’t get enough passengers and outside sources changed the rules of cost so that to keep within their budget with commitments to the passengers they couldn’t fill the planes enough. They were a victim of the system.
wy69
Exactly
Fauxahontas Warren wears this atrocity with pride. How does it feel putting thousands of people out of work when Fauxhontas worked so hard to destroy the merger of Spirit & JetBlue in 2024?
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