BAES 151: Can We Save Spirit Airlines?

The Ben and Emil Show

Ben and Emil

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🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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0:00.0	We're talking all about spirits.
0:01.8	Spirit airlines.
0:02.9	Can you feel the spirit?
0:05.4	When I see that airplane, I think...
0:07.8	What do you think?
0:08.5	I think, oh, man, every flight they offer is at 5 a.m.
0:14.1	It's got two layovers.
0:16.1	Everybody's miserable.
0:17.2	Okay, spirit is shutting down.
0:18.4	It is going to be bad for consumers.
0:19.6	And now everyone is playing the blame game. Don't buy me butt kids. It is going to be bad for consumers. And now everyone is
0:21.0	playing the blame game. Joe Biden gave me butt kids. This is just more of the mess. Joe Biden left me.
0:26.3	There was also tons of predatory practices going on from other airlines, which I do find crazy and
0:32.5	it's underreported. Disgusting test messages between each other. Delta texting spirit like show me your boobs.
0:38.3	Basically the big four airlines were lobbying against the Trump administration's bailout of
0:43.9	spirit because they hate spirit. Yeah. By the way. Wait, before you do that, sure. You had Delta,
0:50.1	which absorbed northwest, United and Continental, Southwest and AirTran,
0:55.2	and American and U.S. Airways.
0:57.1	And now we just have these massive,
0:58.6	you know, the big four.
0:59.8	Don't forget 9-11 airlines.
1:01.6	Was that the by the way?
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