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How Spirit Airlines grew so fast — and why it's experiencing so much turbulence now

NPR
Published April 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM PDT

As Spirit Airlines hangs on the brink of liquidation, we look back at how it grew so fast, and how the bigger airlines fought back to beat them at their own game.

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