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Spirit Airlines shuts down operations.

Posted by Carl Spackler <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Carl+Spackler' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 5:57:18

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxlnrqjvzyo

Love seeing Elizabeth Warren getting blame*

Posted by JeffFrank <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JeffFrank' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 15:46:14, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

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Why exactly is she being blamed?

Posted by Dilbert <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Dilbert' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 16:03:34, in reply to "Love seeing Elizabeth Warren getting blame*"

If about the Jet Blue merger, the Jet Blue CEO says the combined entity would also be failing at the moment.

If about the bailout, lol no.

I didn't realize she was the CEO of the airline. Pretty good for a lady from the reservation.*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 15:46:51, in reply to "Love seeing Elizabeth Warren getting blame*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I admire a good racist+sexist comment disguised as a compliment*

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 15:54:27, in reply to "I didn't realize she was the CEO of the airline. Pretty good for a lady from the reservation.*"

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Who is more Native American, Markwayne or Pocahontas?*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 15:52:23, in reply to "I didn't realize she was the CEO of the airline. Pretty good for a lady from the reservation.*"

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I'm thankful that my trip to Tokyo was booked in early February. I just looked up current airfare

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:01:14, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

for the itinerary, and LOFL.

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Yeah, we booked our flights to India/Thailand back then too. I just hope they have jet fuel.

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:12:10, in reply to "I'm thankful that my trip to Tokyo was booked in early February. I just looked up current airfare"

Because they may not.

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for the itinerary, and LOFL.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Sure would hate to get stuck there. *

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:17:02, in reply to "Yeah, we booked our flights to India/Thailand back then too. I just hope they have jet fuel."

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Because they may not.

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for the itinerary, and LOFL.

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Look, if I get stuck in Phuket, it's not the worst thing in the world

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:24:03, in reply to "Sure would hate to get stuck there. *"

And obvi if I'm stuck in India, I can easily survive. It would suck working in the middle of the night though.

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Because they may not.

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for the itinerary, and LOFL.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

They don’t have daytime over there?*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 13:41:16, in reply to "Look, if I get stuck in Phuket, it's not the worst thing in the world"

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And obvi if I'm stuck in India, I can easily survive. It would suck working in the middle of the night though.

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Because they may not.

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for the itinerary, and LOFL.

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presumably not during US business hours*

Posted by Gene Parmesan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Gene+Parmesan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 15:05:03, in reply to "They don’t have daytime over there?*"

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And obvi if I'm stuck in India, I can easily survive. It would suck working in the middle of the night though.

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Because they may not.

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for the itinerary, and LOFL.

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I should have included a ;-) or other sarcasm indicator.*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 15:14:34, in reply to "presumably not during US business hours*"

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And obvi if I'm stuck in India, I can easily survive. It would suck working in the middle of the night though.

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Because they may not.

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for the itinerary, and LOFL.

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I also should have known better :)*

Posted by Gene Parmesan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Gene+Parmesan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 15:54:41, in reply to "I should have included a ;-) or other sarcasm indicator.*"

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And obvi if I'm stuck in India, I can easily survive. It would suck working in the middle of the night though.

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Because they may not.

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for the itinerary, and LOFL.

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oOo

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 10:27:59, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

Someone tweeted a picture of a spirit airplane with a Spirit Halloween livery

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 11:12:00, in reply to "oOo"

i laughed.

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Was it me?

Posted by Dilbert <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Dilbert' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 11:30:52, in reply to "Someone tweeted a picture of a spirit airplane with a Spirit Halloween livery"

Chatgpt created this for me.

the biggest bummer in all of this

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 10:53:01, in reply to "oOo"

is that it means that it increases the chances that I'll have to fly on another airline with Spirit Airlines patrons.

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may you perpetually sit next to a 350-pound nonbinary furry

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 11:27:23, in reply to "the biggest bummer in all of this "

who is medically required to wear cut-off sweatpants and a halter top, on account of all the skin infections they have from never showering

and they're *chatty*

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

By and large, furries are bi and large*

Posted by gvibes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gvibes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:57:53, in reply to "may you perpetually sit next to a 350-pound nonbinary furry "

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who is medically required to wear cut-off sweatpants and a halter top, on account of all the skin infections they have from never showering

and they're *chatty*

You forgot their emotional support peacock*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 11:29:31, in reply to "may you perpetually sit next to a 350-pound nonbinary furry "

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who is medically required to wear cut-off sweatpants and a halter top, on account of all the skin infections they have from never showering

and they're *chatty*

Hopefully they mostly flock to Southwest and Frontier*

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 11:01:16, in reply to "the biggest bummer in all of this "

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

Ooo

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 11:28:03, in reply to "Hopefully they mostly flock to Southwest and Frontier*"

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No argument there....

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 14:34:09, in reply to "Ooo"

...and since they got rid of the two things I liked better about them than the legacy carriers, my decision to flip from them to United 8 years ago looks better and better...

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

Yeah. Just moved back to Colorado and needing to make the decision between SW and United.

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 14:53:45, in reply to "No argument there...."

Luckily both match the status I earned with Alaska while in Washington. But I just don’t actually “like” either of them like I like Alaska/Hawaii and Delta. So fell like I’m picking the lesser of two evils.

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...and since they got rid of the two things I liked better about them than the legacy carriers, my decision to flip from them to United 8 years ago looks better and better...

I'm about as loyal to Alaska Airlines as any other company in any category*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 15:53:46, in reply to "Yeah. Just moved back to Colorado and needing to make the decision between SW and United."

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...and since they got rid of the two things I liked better about them than the legacy carriers, my decision to flip from them to United 8 years ago looks better and better...

assigned seating, bag fees

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 11:30:46, in reply to "Ooo"

all they need is for people to see them differently from their decades-long, self-reinforced reputation, and before you know it they'll be running with the big boys

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

Flew them this past weekend. Other than no “first class” seats, it was pretty much the same as

flights I’ve had on Alaska, Hawaiian, United, and Delta in recent years.

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all they need is for people to see them differently from their decades-long, self-reinforced reputation, and before you know it they'll be running with the big boys

I would agree with that

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 11:38:24, in reply to "Flew them this past weekend. Other than no “first class” seats, it was pretty much the same as"

but you're never gonna convince most high-volume fliers that SW is anything but a trash airline for trash people.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

In addition to no first class seat options, no lounges, no significant international routes or

partners, etc. do put it a tier below the big boys. But for most people the gap is essentially closed and their fares aren’t really much better at this point.

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but you're never gonna convince most high-volume fliers that SW is anything but a trash airline for trash people.

My only issue with them was always the no assigned seat aspect*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:06:41, in reply to "In addition to no first class seat options, no lounges, no significant international routes or "

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partners, etc. do put it a tier below the big boys. But for most people the gap is essentially closed and their fares aren’t really much better at this point.

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but you're never gonna convince most high-volume fliers that SW is anything but a trash airline for trash people.

That was my favorite part because I was A-List. I always got a great seat....

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:09:54, in reply to "My only issue with them was always the no assigned seat aspect*"

be it exit row or elsewhere.

When I was flying into Burbank every other week, I'd get an aisle seat in the very last row and pretty much be the first one off every time because they disembark front and back in Burbank. It was awesome.

Throw in a handful of free drink coupons that I shared with the people around me and the commute home was actually an enjoyable experience.

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partners, etc. do put it a tier below the big boys. But for most people the gap is essentially closed and their fares aren’t really much better at this point.

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but you're never gonna convince most high-volume fliers that SW is anything but a trash airline for trash people.

"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

Here's the thing

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:16:06, in reply to "That was my favorite part because I was A-List. I always got a great seat.... "

If you flew enough to be A list on Southwest, you'd be A list on any other airline you chose, with much more perks.

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partners, etc. do put it a tier below the big boys. But for most people the gap is essentially closed and their fares aren’t really much better at this point.

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but you're never gonna convince most high-volume fliers that SW is anything but a trash airline for trash people.

Maybe, but at the time it was quite a bit less. *

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:57:46, in reply to "Here's the thing"

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If you flew enough to be A list on Southwest, you'd be A list on any other airline you chose, with much more perks.

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partners, etc. do put it a tier below the big boys. But for most people the gap is essentially closed and their fares aren’t really much better at this point.

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but you're never gonna convince most high-volume fliers that SW is anything but a trash airline for trash people.

"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

For starters, other airlines have first class upgrades*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:59:16, in reply to "Maybe, but at the time it was quite a bit less. *"

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If you flew enough to be A list on Southwest, you'd be A list on any other airline you chose, with much more perks.

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partners, etc. do put it a tier below the big boys. But for most people the gap is essentially closed and their fares aren’t really much better at this point.

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but you're never gonna convince most high-volume fliers that SW is anything but a trash airline for trash people.

welp, looks like it's little caesars for supper tonight

Posted by lcubed <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=lcubed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 10:50:07, in reply to "oOo"

don't @ me. give me a hot and ready with some crazy bread, and we're good

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i read an article that claimed flying makes very little money these days. it’s all about

Posted by Ari Gold <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Ari+Gold' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 11:40:11, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

selling miles to their loyalty programs.

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I find that very easy to believe*

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 18:28:40, in reply to "i read an article that claimed flying makes very little money these days. it’s all about"

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selling miles to their loyalty programs.

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(no subject)

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 22:22:53, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

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I was at DFW at 0500 this morning, gazing upon the Spirit ramp.

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 22:22:53, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

All their jets lined up, in chocks. Sitting there. Idle. No activity. Spooky.

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I remember the same thing with ValueJet at Atlanta in 1996.

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 12:12:56, in reply to "I was at DFW at 0500 this morning, gazing upon the Spirit ramp. "

Always stuck with me.

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

Atlanta 1996... Trying to get home from AIT and the Olympics were going on

Posted by Taz <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Taz' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 3:15:52, in reply to "I remember the same thing with ValueJet at Atlanta in 1996."

Our flight was late in SC, so by the time we landed in Atlanta, I literally had to sprint the entire airport to make my flight. Pretty sure they only held it a few extra minutes cuz I was a soldier.

Good thing I was in the best shape of my life.

Cool story, Hansel

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Always stuck with me.

Sometimes you just need to yeet a bobcat *

Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*

Flying home from Savannah I always had to connect there.

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 10:50:32, in reply to "Atlanta 1996... Trying to get home from AIT and the Olympics were going on"

Just a brutal airport.

That said, I'm sure most folks would say O'Hare is worse and it doesn't phase me anymore.

I do miss the ATL smoking aquariums tho..

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

They haven’t had that Spirit there since 2026.*

Posted by DT <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DT' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 7:17:04, in reply to "I was at DFW at 0500 this morning, gazing upon the Spirit ramp. "

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All their jets lined up, in chocks. Sitting there. Idle. No activity. Spooky.

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We haven’t had that Spirit here since 1969*

Posted by NastyBoyd <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=NastyBoyd' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 20:41:28, in reply to "They haven’t had that Spirit there since 2026.*"

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All their jets lined up, in chocks. Sitting there. Idle. No activity. Spooky.

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Thank god someone was willing to explain this joke.*

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 0:44:36, in reply to " We haven’t had that Spirit here since 1969*"

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All their jets lined up, in chocks. Sitting there. Idle. No activity. Spooky.

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Economists: why are airlines suffering due to the increase in fuel costs?

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 16:58:12, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

Gasoline companies seem to have figured it out. Just raise the price of tickets. What was a $500 fare in January is now $750.

People will bitch about the increase, but if they want to fly, they’ll pay the increase. Nobody likes higher prices at the pump, but we are still filling up.

Is it as simple as everyone needs to drive, but flying is a luxury?

TTMLI5

Airline flight demand is more elastic than driving. People will substitute.

Posted by illiniranger <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illiniranger' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 12:43:52, in reply to "Economists: why are airlines suffering due to the increase in fuel costs?"

Do a meeting over Teams instead of flying out. Substitute driving for vacation or picking a different vacation spot you can drive to.

Much harder to do with automobile gasoline demand; it’s more inelastic. You have to drive to work in the mornings, your kids practice, your doctor’s appointment, etc. Fresh groceries have to arrive at the store, you have to keep buying them, so you literally eat the price increase.

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makes sense*

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 13:22:40, in reply to "Airline flight demand is more elastic than driving. People will substitute. "

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especially when you consider how low fares are on an inflation adjusted basis.*

Posted by Ari Gold <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Ari+Gold' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 11:41:45, in reply to "Economists: why are airlines suffering due to the increase in fuel costs?"

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prior to deregulation in ‘74, the cheapest NYC-LA flight was $1400*

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 12:21:49, in reply to "especially when you consider how low fares are on an inflation adjusted basis.*"

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I once took a 6am Spirit flight from LGA to MIA

Posted by CWR10 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=CWR10' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 15:52:32, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

It was during the World Baseball Classic and 3/4 the flight was full of Dominicans traveling for a game versus Puerto Rico. Rowdiest flight I’ve ever been on. Cool story

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If this is the price of freedom, then I say put me in chains*

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 11:35:57, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

do you mind if I watch?*

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 17:03:53, in reply to "If this is the price of freedom, then I say put me in chains*"

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Blocking that merger was dumb.*

Posted by nash <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=nash' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 9:49:16, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

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The whole industry is dumb. Bk is just part of the life cycle *

Posted by gvibes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gvibes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 15:02:01, in reply to "Blocking that merger was dumb.*"

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This country needs high speed rail *

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 16:40:35, in reply to "The whole industry is dumb. Bk is just part of the life cycle *"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Show me a land owner cool with imminent domain declarations and no residuals…

Posted by opossum jenkins <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=opossum+jenkins' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 18:32:26, in reply to "This country needs high speed rail *"

….and I’ll show you a scarf made of unicorn mane.

At least the Eisenhower system had a national security dimension.

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Autocorrect?*

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 18:39:29, in reply to "Show me a land owner cool with imminent domain declarations and no residuals… "

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….and I’ll show you a scarf made of unicorn mane.

At least the Eisenhower system had a national security dimension.

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Terrible idea. Economics don’t exist. Look at failed project in Florida

Posted by FidelGoodell <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=FidelGoodell' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 20:27:01, in reply to "This country needs high speed rail *"

And that’s on existing tracks!

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How many times have we bailed out the airlines in your lifetime? Also Brightline was designed for

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 7:01:11, in reply to "Terrible idea. Economics don’t exist. Look at failed project in Florida "

tourists shuttling between Miami and Orlando. Guess what has cratered in Florida this year due to Trump's policies?

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/florida-tourism-struggles-amid-controversial-policies-and-safety-concerns-heres-all-you-need-to-know/

https://www.newstalkflorida.com/featured/florida-tourism-in-2025/

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And that’s on existing tracks!

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

lol this isn’t about tourist ridership

Posted by FidelGoodell <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=FidelGoodell' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 7:54:30, in reply to "How many times have we bailed out the airlines in your lifetime? Also Brightline was designed for "

Trust me on this one. It’s about high capital requirements and no source to repay

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And that’s on existing tracks!

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"no source to repay" = "ridership below budgeted estimates"*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 18:44:01, in reply to "lol this isn’t about tourist ridership "

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Trust me on this one. It’s about high capital requirements and no source to repay

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And that’s on existing tracks!

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again*

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 17:03:17, in reply to "This country needs high speed rail *"

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He really sucked *

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 17:42:09, in reply to "we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Smartest man ever to hold the office?

Jimmy Carter is in the conversation.

Current occupant excluded of course

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 3, 2026, 17:32:56, in reply to "Smartest man ever to hold the office?"

But I was just making a vacuum cleaner joke

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Jimmy Carter is in the conversation.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Save us Donald you’re our only hope*

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Is this a W? Although the ask was only $500 mil iirc. Chump change in the grand scheme.*

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I’m ugly.

What’s in the national interest to bail out spirit airlines?*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 10:00:59, in reply to "Is this a W? Although the ask was only $500 mil iirc. Chump change in the grand scheme.*"

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Poor people deserve transport too. I’m actually with the orange man here so whatevs.*

Posted by Toonces <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Toonces' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 10:40:12, in reply to "What’s in the national interest to bail out spirit airlines?*"

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I’m ugly.

At the price-sensitive end of the market there's Allegient, Breeze, Frontier, and Southwest.

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 10:48:58, in reply to "Poor people deserve transport too. I’m actually with the orange man here so whatevs.*"

I'm not sure bailing out Spirit is a great use of money. Maybe one of the viable airlines (or maybe even somebody like Avelo) can pick up slots an metal in the liquidation for cheap. Or another person can start a new airline.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Southwest doesn't belong in this grouping.

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 12:42:16, in reply to "At the price-sensitive end of the market there's Allegient, Breeze, Frontier, and Southwest."

A few inexpensive short-haul routes remain, but they're not a discount airline.

correct. they’ve basically been turned into a legacy airline.*

Posted by Ari Gold <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Ari+Gold' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 13:16:54, in reply to "Southwest doesn't belong in this grouping."

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A few inexpensive short-haul routes remain, but they're not a discount airline.

We will see. They’re all getting equally F’d in the A by fuel costs given our Mideast adventurism.*

Posted by Toonces <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Toonces' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 11:46:26, in reply to "At the price-sensitive end of the market there's Allegient, Breeze, Frontier, and Southwest."

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I’m ugly.

Sure. But they were in huge trouble before this and I’m into throwing good money after tens of

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 12:05:06, in reply to "We will see. They’re all getting equally F’d in the A by fuel costs given our Mideast adventurism.*"

billions in bad money spent on closing the strait of Hormuz.

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Agree, but it is just an unfortunate sign of what’s to come imo. Looking forward to paying

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$8/ gallon this summer.

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billions in bad money spent on closing the strait of Hormuz.

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I’m ugly.

dots

Posted by ghost_of_clt <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ghost_of_clt' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 8:00:45, in reply to "Save us Donald you’re our only hope*"

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N U D E S I N B I O

Check must not have cleared*

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Zero lost planes. Zero deaths.

Posted by Dilbert <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Dilbert' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 7:13:04, in reply to "Spirit Airlines shuts down operations."

Obviously not at the same scale and frequency of the larger carriers, but still an impressive stat.

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Except for the people who die a little bit every time they have to fly spirit

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 7:35:42, in reply to "Zero lost planes. Zero deaths. "

Add those up and it’s a regular Hiroshima

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Have you ever flown on Spirit?*

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 12:15:19, in reply to "Except for the people who die a little bit every time they have to fly spirit"

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Add those up and it’s a regular Hiroshima

Only sky team airlines for me *

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Add those up and it’s a regular Hiroshima

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

It's too bad there's no class in law school about accepting gossip at face value.*

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 12:39:34, in reply to "Only sky team airlines for me *"

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Add those up and it’s a regular Hiroshima

it kind of sucks. they use chairs, not seats.*

Posted by memyselfandillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=memyselfandillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 14:42:12, in reply to "It's too bad there's no class in law school about accepting gossip at face value.*"

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Add those up and it’s a regular Hiroshima

No But there was a class in research.

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 13:51:32, in reply to "It's too bad there's no class in law school about accepting gossip at face value.*"

https://theacsi.org/industries/travel/airlines/

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Mine was called "Evidence." It had rules about accepting third-hand information.

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 2, 2026, 14:32:04, in reply to "No But there was a class in research. "

It wouldn't have helped the people who routinely complain about Spirit Airlines, because none of them can read.

I have flown both Spirit and Frontier before

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 12:22:11, in reply to "Mine was called "Evidence." It had rules about accepting third-hand information."

With the idea being "how bad could it be". Answer: it was really bad.

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It wouldn't have helped the people who routinely complain about Spirit Airlines, because none of them can read.

Did you fly through the fucking sky in your fucking chair, amazingly??!*

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With the idea being "how bad could it be". Answer: it was really bad.

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It wouldn't have helped the people who routinely complain about Spirit Airlines, because none of them can read.

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

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