Originally Posted by
word302
Of course it’s simplistic.
Do I blame the current administration for all of Spirit’s problems? No
Do I think fuel costs sealed their fate this week? Yes
Do I think Spirit management has been failing at their jobs for almost 1/2 a decade now? Also yes.
Do I think Spirit is the only carrier that won’t survive this? No.
Pretty simple.
So at $2.60 a gallon for Jet A, how many additional weeks do you believe they MIGHT have survived?
Assuming, of course, their competitors were also getting $2.60/gal fuel?