An airline in bankruptcy almost needs to be forced to put up a repatriation pot of money for customers. If they go under, customers would be purchased a flight back home on another carrier from that money/insurance policy. I had a friend ask me if they should purchase a flight on Spirit and I had to warn them of the risks. At some point, the bad news on TV starts a death spiral that will make recovery impossible. I feel for everybody that is having to go through the current situation as an employee.