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Spirit Airlines doomed by high fuel prices due to 'recent geopolitical events,' court docs state

Spirit Airlines said in court papers filed Monday that it was forced to ground its fleet for good over the weekend because "recent geopolitical events resulted in a massive and sustained increase in fuel prices."While the court papers did not specify the nature of those geopoliti

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Spirit Airlines doomed by high fuel prices due to 'recent geopolitical events,' court docs stateSpirit Airlines said in court papers filed Monday that it was forced to ground its fleet for good over the weekend because "recent geopolitical events resulted in a massive and sustained increase in fuel prices."While the court papers did not specify the nature of those geopoliti
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