Spirit Airlines' planes are grounded, and its former competitors are swooping in to take over routes it used to fly.
Now, the big question: What price will consumers ultimately pay?
After all, you likely benefitted from Spirit's presence — even if you never set foot on one of its big yellow planes, sipped one of its signature BuzzBallz cocktails, or cared much for the bare bones fare, add-on fee model that once earned it the "bus with wings" moniker.
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