Trump seeks suitors for Spirit Airlines while dismissing another merger
Trump seeks suitors for Spirit Airlines while dismissing another merger
- April 21, 2026
- Jan Brueckner, economics, shares airline industry expertise with The New York Times
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“Part of Spirit’s troubles are due to the fact that the legacy airlines now offer a product that sort of mimics the ultra-low-cost-carrier business model,” said Jan Brueckner, [UC Irvine Distinguished Professor emeritus of economics]. “That problem is not going away.” … “The presence of that airline is important for passengers because not only does it sell cheap tickets itself, but it provides fare discipline for other carriers,” he said.
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