We've already posted on Spirit Airways' crash, but when Chris Murphy's idiocy is exposed, again, it's always worth a special mention

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Liberals Showed Their Spirit When They Killed an Airline

David Strom:

Spirit Airlines has ceased operations. 

Now you may not care because you didn't fly Spirit, and have heard a lot of bad things about the airline, or more specifically, the behavior of its customers, but you should. Thousands of people are going to lose their jobs, and ticket prices on all airlines are going to skyrocket. 

My wife and I were regular flyers on Spirit, and we actually found that it was not only much cheaper than the alternatives, but a better flying experience as well. We didn't mind the "pick what services you want" model of pricing, which so many complained about, because the pricing was upfront (no, the fees weren't hidden), and we could purchase a "Big Front Seat" that was basically First Class for only about $80 more than economy. 

When Spirit quit serving the route we needed, we had to switch to the primary airline servicing Minneapolis, and the price per ticket almost doubled, and the seats were worse. It made us miserable. By every single measure, things got worse. 

Spirit didn't die because it could not have survived. It died because the Biden administration and Elizabeth Warren [And the bearded philanderer from CT] killed it. 

Spirit and JetBlue, both low-cost airlines, were set to merge in 2024, strengthening their finances and giving each access to a larger market. Neither was doing great, but it would take two low-cost airlines to make them a more viable competitor in the marketplace. 

Did I say that the cost to fly to Detroit jumped almost a 100% when Spirit quit serving our route? 

40,000 people out of work.