Spirit Airlines

Spirit Airlines fleet being demolished for parts after the airline shut down.

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy on the collapse of Spirit Airlines:

"Spirit tried to merge with JetBlue. The Joe Biden-Pete Buttigieg administration and DOJ tanked that deal. Immediately after that, they filed for bankruptcy."

"I'm proud of the American airlines that have stepped up to take care of the passengers of Spirit."

Treasury Secretary Bessent on Spirit Airlines: "This is just more of the mess we inherited from the Biden administration."

Bessent pointed to a 2022 letter from Sen. Warren urging DOJ and DOT to oppose the JetBlue-Spirit merger: "If JetBlue had merged with Spirit, we would have all of these jobs that were lost yesterday."

Orlando International Airport after Spirit Airlines shuts down operations.

Q: Did you decide against bailing out Spirit Airlines?

TRUMP: Well, I guess we're looking at it. If we can do it, we'd do it

Q: They're preparing to shut down this weekend

TRUMP: Well, we're looking at it.

Spirit Airlines is preparing to shut down. - WSJ

Trump: "I'd love somebody to buy Spirit Airlines. Maybe the federal government should help that one out. I told my people."

TRUMP: "I would love someone to buy Spirit Airlines"

Spirit Airlines could liquidate as early as this week, CNBC reports, citing sources.