The Rise And Fall of Spirit Airlines
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In this video we analyze the rise and fall of Spirit Airlines. As recently as 2015 Spirit was the most profitable airline in the United States. In November of 2024 it filed for bankruptcy protection. So what happened?
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0:00 – 1:28 Intro
1:29 – 7:01 Ultra Low Cost Carrier
7:02 – 12:44 Basic Economy
12:45 – 15:59 Loyalty Programs
16:00 – 21:12 Subsidizing Basic Economy
21:13 – 23:07 The Fall of Spirit
23:08 Failed Merger And Bankruptcy
@NicholasGolding-v4m
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
I like Spirit a lot. I fly them frequently. I am an elite flyer with Spirit. 1. They have cut back over half their flights out of Las Vegas. It is difficult to find a flight now to the NYC area. 2. Cut backs are so drastic how can they now get enough revenue to survive ? 3. All my flight were 99 percent full with constant revenue food drinks seats and bags. How were they not making enough ? Management ? My prediction is someone will get them for pennies on the dollar. They won’t survive without a merger.
@andrewsabetskyy6944
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Spirit now has first and economy in premier *
@Nuevodiaenelparaiso
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
I love corporate America but I also LOVE watching this video 🤣🤣🤣
@bombud1
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Spirit Airlines is like that gas station that has bullet proof glass and a security guard due to the type of customers they get.
@ddhurry4168
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Police should not be getting paid out of education budgets.
I was hours off the highway on the Todagin plateau where 16 rcmp (c-irg)were getting 24h / day overtime for weeks on end to babysit a exploratory drill camp from "protesters".
@williamlloyd3769
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
(Spirit). In January, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts blocked the transaction because it violated “the core principle of antitrust law: to protect the United States' markets – and its market participants – from anticompetitive harm.”
Still don't understand how the Justice Department sees this as a win for the US consumers with Spirit going into bankruptcy. Seems that JetBlue will get a lot of these assets through the bankruptcy process.
@THE16THPHANTOM
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
foreigner i have never heard anyone say a good thing about Spirit Airlines besides their low prices. but it is
famousnotorious enough to even make it to our local tv game shows.@donfisher8035
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
You pay to get somewhere fast. It's not a pony show and free foot rub. I've yet to hear about a Spirit plane failure that ends badly. This is Chapter 11 code. Some will get paid, others not. Pratt and Whittney quality control mixed the wrong soup cocktail. As soon as those engines are inspected and turbine blades replaced, this buys time.
@jamesofallthings3684
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
You have a very poor grasp on reality if you want to fly on the worst airline to save a few bucks. You're just begging for all the holes in the swiss cheese to line up.
@henrylaudano3906
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
POR filed will have a debt for equity swap with convertible bondholdwrs. Company will stay around for another year or two—don’t think they’ll be liquidated ever. And their loyalty programs r still a very valuable asset that they can keep loaning against
@mikoto7693
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
I’m surprised. Actually quite surprised. I thought Spirit was the “Ryanair” of the USA. Last I checked Ryanair was kicking the butt over everything else.
Though Ryanair uses Boeing.
@Sudamphetamine.
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
ive flown spirit multiple times and they never did me wrong, i even missed my flight a they gave me a new flight and it was my fault. i think people pay for spirit expecting the experience from United or American and thats just not gonna happen.
@Antonio_Ortiz
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
4:23 That should be standard at any business IMO.
@IanF-FPV
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
JetBlue might end up buying the aircraft for pennies on a dollar.
@IanF-FPV
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
JetBlue might end up buying the aircraft for pennies on a dollar.
@TheAow4321
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
The interesting thing about Delta and United being the most on time is that they both operate the oldest fleets than any of the others.. honestly great maintenance programs at both airlines.
@tobiaskozlov5151
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
another government agency trying to justify its existence by blindly throwing their power around
@d.diggler9936
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
How the hell am I supposed to get to Vegas now??
@Phantastikal
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
First of all, great video! Secondly, the summary for me is that spirit can in 20 years ago with Rick bottom prices then the other big 3 lowered prices too and that was the end for spirit. 😂 ultimately, we all want ultra low cost airlines operating so that the big 3 don’t raise prices.
@leezinke4351
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Why does the livery look like a school bus? Lol
@leezinke4351
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Why does the livery look like a school bus? Lol
@raysiris
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Spirit kinda deserves to go under with the bs they pull
@Hereforthecomments_
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Consider me shocked that the government made a mistake
@Hereforthecomments_
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
It’s important this airline keeps flying. Otherwise we who travel on other airlines will have to deal with those types of customers
@woteverworks
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Good! I hate spirit airlines. Its like one of those horrible restaurants where they can only capitalize to new customers because existing ones will never come back.
@EmperorDionx
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Pointing out that most of spirits customers don't have a high enough credit score for a credit card is unintentionally hilarious lol
@maxk6867
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
The worst part of Spirit is the customers
@tahiel1945
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
oh no
@AlexRoivas
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Airbus is not French but made up of many old European airplane companies.
@MeaHeaR
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
I was with him till the point he says spirit was a disruptive force in the Airé-Łinê Indŭstřy
@backyardmath6375
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
I like your video. Just some constructive feedback. Your reading of the script sounds so robotic that I presumed this was AI. I encourage you to listen to your video and look for opportunities to relax while using your more natural voice.
@hudsonhawk90
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Spot-on analysis
@KanishQQuotes
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
22:33
Pratt and Whitney engines are responsible for several airlines going bust
Look up "Go Air"
@KanishQQuotes
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Wait till you have indigo in USA
@duncanfromunderthebridge
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Government: We can’t let Spirit airlines go away, they are vital to the industry. Merger denied!
Spirit Airlines: 🪦
@ardreambystander6988
March 9, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Thank god for Southwest being the happy medium between the legacy and the shitshows that are the ultra low cost carriers.
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