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fares, making it harder for Spirit to survive. Spirit [tried to sell itself](https://www.npr.org/2022/07/28/1114226031/jetblue-spirit-deal-merger) to a larger rival, accepting a $3.8 billion offer from JetBlue after a bidding war in 2023
increase baggage fees, raise fares](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5785258/jet-fuel-airline-cost-iran-war-oil) "[Spirit has] just declined to the point now where they'll have to shrink to survive. And no airline can shrink to survive," said Mike Boyd