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Passengers dealing with fallout from Spirit shutdown; fuel prices plaguing other airlines
Spirit Airlines' abrupt closure on Saturday has left passengers scrambling. And the skyrocketing fuel prices that helped bring about Spirit's end are wreaking havoc on the rest of the industry. Shanelle Kaul reports.
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