We'll take it: a TikToker rallies pledges to buy Spirit Airlines after its abrupt weekend collapse
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Key Points:
- Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations overnight, canceling all flights and laying off 17,000 employees, leaving many passengers stranded and frustrated due to its reputation as a budget carrier.
- Hunter Peterson, a voice actor and frequent flyer, proposed a crowd-funded revival called "Spirit 2.0: Owned by the People," suggesting 20% of American adults contribute the cost of a Spirit fare to buy the airline.
- Within a day, 36,000 people pledged nearly $23 million on Peterson's hastily created website, though these pledges are non-binding and far below the billions required to acquire and relaunch an airline.
- Peterson acknowledges the complexity and financial scale of the endeavor and has called for help from aviation and legal professionals to explore the feasibility of the project.
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