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Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down operations overnight, sources say

The collapse of Spirit will result in thousands of lost jobs and marks the first airline to fail in part due to a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old Iran war.

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Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down operations overnight, sources sayThe collapse of Spirit will result in thousands of lost jobs and marks the first airline to fail in part due to a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old Iran war.
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