Spirit Airlines Collapses Into Bankruptcy as Iran War Drives Oil Costs Higher

4 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · May 15

Spirit Airlines' failure is being tied to surging fuel costs, with the carrier portrayed as a casualty of oil price increases linked to the Iran war.
Those rising oil costs are presented as the main force behind the budget airline's financial strain, outweighing political claims that the Biden administration was chiefly to blame.
The bankruptcy has also been cast as part of a broader squeeze on consumers and travel, with gasoline in Massachusetts cited at about $4.50 a gallon, or roughly $70 to fill a tank.
Concern is growing that Spirit could be a canary in the coal mine if the Iran-driven oil shock spreads pressure to other companies.

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