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What Killed Spirit Airlines

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What Killed Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines jets sat on the tarmac as the company ceased operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on May 2, 2026. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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I had a moment of corporate mourning this past week, and an urge to sing “Dies Irae,” when I heard the announcement that Spirit Airlines was closing up shop. All its 17,000 employees lost their jobs. Ticket holders were stranded. All its assets will be sold to the highest bidder. Its investors will be paid in some form or another.

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Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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