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I don’t know why Spirit went bankrupt. It’s complicated & there are many factors, but trying to blame it on high fuel prices is not accurate. Delta & United aren’t going bankrupt. Rather, it’s the Ultra Low Cost Carriers (ULCC) that are having issues. Allegiant, Frontier, Spirit. Why? That’s not entirely clear to me, either, but United CEO Scott Kirby has been predicting this for years. The thought is that rising labor costs make that “discount” ticket unsustainable, and that customers are willing to pay a little more for a better experience. The mainline airlines have their own basic economy seats that compete with ULCCs, coming close on price, but bookings on their premium products make the operation sustainable. Well, that and their credit card programs. The joke that airlines are actually credit card companies that fly jets on the side is not too far off. In the eyes of Wall Street, the credit card programs were more valuable than the airlines themselves when the pandemic hit. In any event, the ULCCs are in trouble in the U.S.. There is a pivot, with airlines like JetBlue & Southwest going away from this model. ULCCs still work in Europe, but the conditions are different there. In any event, Spirit & others were in trouble long before fuel prices surged. Other airlines are still profiting despite the fuel prices. While I can’t show you the books, I can say that this has been a long time coming & isn’t that surprising. Sad, yes, but I don’t know what else could be done.

I've been on this app too long to act like reading comprehension is just a problem with kids

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New life goal if I don't get married soon: Have a child with a woman from each Caribbean island, please note that I did NOT say country.

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