What’s going on with Spirit Airlines and could the White House bail them out? ^11.1%

The Guardian - By Lauren Aratani - 4/27/2026, 11:00 AM

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Soaring fuel prices are threatening air carriers around the world, and in the US the White House is scrambling to save the long-troubled Spirit Airlines. The carrier is in bankruptcy court and is quickly running out of cash. Reports last week suggested that the Trump administration was in talks to loan as much as $500m to the company as... more