Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Sean Duffy rejects a $2.5B bailout for U.S. budget airlines after Spirit’s shutdown
After Spirit Airlines’ sudden collapse, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the government does not need to bail out budget carriers, despite requests for $2.5 billion in relief tied to high fuel prices. Duffy framed Spirit’s failure as a long-developing creditor-driven issue and denied the Iran conflict as the primary cause.
