Airline Risks Imminent Collapse as Trump’s War Spikes Fuel Costs

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President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has left Florida-based https://www.thedailybeast.com/air-traffic-control-sends-panicked-message-to-spirit-airlines-jet-close-to-af1-pay-attention/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/air-traffic-control-sends-panicked-message-to-spirit-airlines-jet-close-to-af1-pay-attention/">Spirit Airlines in dire straits.

The https://www.thedailybeast.com/flyer-kicked-off-spirit-airline-flight-for-obscene-clothing/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/flyer-kicked-off-spirit-airline-flight-for-obscene-clothing/">budget carrier is exploring the possibility of liquidation, after skyrocketing fuel prices have pulled the ladder away on its route out of bankruptcy, according to sources cited by https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/spirits-bankruptcy-exit-in-flux-as-jet-fuel-prices-surge-4a9f9dba" rel="">The Wall Street Journal.

Trump’s invasion of Iran has caused the Middle Eastern nation to place a vice-like grip on the Strait of Hormuz, which sees around one-fifth of the global oil supply flow through it during peacetime.

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