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Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights

Planet Money by NPR

Apr 29, 202625:35Business

It’s way more than fuel costs that pushed Spirit Airlines to the brink of liquidation and led President Trump to muse about “buying” them. Many low cost airlines are struggling due to a canny and calculated set of strate...

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Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights is an episode from Planet Money by NPR. It’s way more than fuel costs that pushed Spirit Airlines to the brink of liquidation and led President Trump to muse about “buying” them. Many low cost...

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Published Apr 29, 2026, 25:35 long, audio available.

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