{"id":594997,"date":"2026-05-02T12:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=594997"},"modified":"2026-05-02T12:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:12:27","slug":"spirit-airlines-grounded-elizabeth-warren-quiet-as-airline-announces-shutdown-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=594997","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Airlines grounded \u2013 Elizabeth Warren quiet as airline announces shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spirit Airlines is reportedly shutting down permanently on Saturday, and many are now blaming Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren.<\/p>\n

Three years ago, Warren demanded that the then-Biden administration block JetBlue from buying and taking over Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion.<\/p>\n

The senator at the time submitted a letter<\/a> to then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg arguing that the responsible decision was to block JetBlue from merging with Spirit Airlines.<\/p>\n

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We don\u2019t need yet another big merger in the already highly consolidated airline industry. When airlines get bigger, passengers face higher prices, more delays & fewer choices. I\u2019m urging @USDOT<\/a> to use its authority to block mergers that harm competition.https:\/\/t.co\/Zs3PW8NHhg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) September 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cDOT has the statutory authority to block mergers that it determines are inconsistent with the public interest at the agency level without having to go to court \u2013 a significant advantage over DOJ \u2013 and you have an enormous opportunity to protect consumers nationwide by using this authority aggressively,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

She added that a merger would lead to higher fares.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to Spirit\u2019s own analysis, which it presented to its shareholders in a bid to prevent a hostile JetBlue merger from being approved, \u2018a JetBlue transaction would substantially raise fares for consumers,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

She also fretted that allowing Spirit to continue would mean its poor performance metrics would be allowed to continue.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpirit is the nation\u2019s worst airline across a range of operational metrics,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIt often has the highest rate of flight cancellations and lowest on-time rate of any marketing carrier.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFlight attendants unions have accused Spirit of being grossly unprepared to handle weather-related cancellation events, which have often resulted in \u2018operational meltdowns\u2019 that left passengers and workers \u2018stranded without answers.\u2019 Spirit\u2019s practices are sparking operational concerns, and a merger with JetBlue could expand those practices to more planes and more travelers,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Six months after the letter was submitted, the Biden Department of Justice sued to block the merger. Following a lengthy trial, the deal was permanently blocked by a judge in January of 2024.<\/p>\n

Warren celebrated the judge\u2019s decision:<\/p>\n

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This anticompetitive airline deal would have increased prices and reduced options for flyers. Even a Reagan-appointed federal judge agreed!<\/p>\n

A major win by @JusticeATR<\/a> Kanter & @MassAGO<\/a> Campbell & further evidence of successful antitrust enforcement by the Biden administration. https:\/\/t.co\/TArpoZNXS6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) January 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Years later, Spirit is now, after a recent failed bailout attempt by the Trump administration, shuttering down permanently.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with great disappointment that on May 2, 2026, Spirit Airlines started an orderly wind-down of our operations, effective immediately,\u201d the airline announced online<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo our Guests: all flights have been cancelled, and customer service is no longer available. We are proud of the impact of our ultra-low-cost model on the industry over the last 34 years and had hoped to serve our Guests for many years to come,\u201d the announcement continued.<\/p>\n

According to CNN<\/a>, the airline shutting down \u201cwill put 17,000 workers out of a job, including 14,000 Spirit employees and thousands of contractors and other people whose jobs depend on Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

As noted up top, many now blame Warren.<\/p>\n

Look:<\/p>\n

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Congrats on Spirit Airlines closing. Happy that 14,000+ jobs were lost because of your actions in 2022?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mur\"\ud83e\udd5c\" (@SquirrelMurray) May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Care to comment on killing spirit airlines and putting 40,000 people out of work? You are souly responsible for this travesty<\/p>\n

\u2014 BrutalBoy (@SuperStableNews) May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Elizabeth Warren fought the merger of Spirit Airlines and Jet Blue. Now Spirit Airlines has ended operations. Democrats are not good for the economy. Everyone loses their jobs<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jim (@Jim863369421484) May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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@SenWarren<\/a> was the driving force causing Spirit Airline bankruptcy by helping to prevent Jet Blue from purchasing and combining the two. Having trouble finding a flight or even contacting a carrier? Blame @SenWarren<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BJM (@bjmartin418) May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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You know who is really being flattened by rising costs today? All of the employees of Spirit Airlines who are now out of a job because you singlehandly killed the merger with JetBlue. I hope that keeps you up at night, Pocahontas.<\/p>\n

\u2014 H5AF-SS (@pcwesq21) May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Spirit Airlines died tonight at the hands of the socialist crusader, Elizabeth Warren<\/p>\n

She must be so proud to add another casket to her achievements.<\/p>\n

Tonight at 3am, Spirit turns off the lights. 14,000 jobs gone. 30+ smaller airports lose service.<\/p>\n

JetBlue offered $3.8 BILLION\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Yogi (@Houseofyogi) May 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Spirit Airlines is reportedly shutting down permanently on Saturday, and many are now blaming Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Three years ago, Warren demanded that the then-Biden administration block JetBlue from buying and taking over Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion. The senator at the time submitted a letter to then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg arguing that the… Continue reading Spirit Airlines grounded \u2013 Elizabeth Warren quiet as airline announces shutdown<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":594982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-594997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=594997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/594982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=594997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=594997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=594997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}