Originally Posted by AYLflyer

Right there with you. I think with Spirit being in it's current situation it just proves that airlines like them, Alaska, us and the other small players mean nothing in the grand scheme. Nobody is coming to save us. The big 3 are too big to fail now. If Spirit goes away, their routes will be picked up by UA/DL/AA, further increasing their hold on the industry. If we go away, they'll continue to do the same. Rinse repeat. They've been allowed to grow and control the whole market.

I've been pessimistic for a while now but this idea that UA is gonna buy and save us is a pipedream IMO. Unless UA gets something incredible out of getting us there's no reason for them to take the risk when they're already dominant.

The part that annoys me the most is that while I obviously feel awful about the Spirit guys, the capitalist in me sees a complete lost opportunity to expand into their market since we've taken on massive debt and aren't getting airplanes. I feel we're gonna miss the boat like we always do while those around us pick up the pieces and use it to grow and get stronger. I hope I'm completely wrong.