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What’s going on with Spirit Airlines and could the White House bail them out?

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CitrixNews Staff
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What’s going on with Spirit Airlines and could the White House bail them out?

The long-troubled air carrier is in bankruptcy court as the Trump administration scrambles to save the company

Soaring fuel prices are threatening air carriers around the world, and in the US the White House is scrambling to save the long-troubled Spirit Airlines.

The carrier is in bankruptcy court and is quickly running out of cash. Reports last week suggested that the Trump administration was in talks to loan as much as $500m to the company as it teetered on the brink of liquidation. Then on Thursday, Trump told reporters the federal government might buy the ailing airline.

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Originally reported by The Guardian