Spirit Airlines closes as fuel prices double due to Iran war

<article data-history-node-id="439440" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/spirit-airlines-closes-fuel-prices-double-due-iran-war" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/spirit-airlines-closes-fuel-prices-double-due-iran-war" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Spirit Airlines closes as fuel prices double due to Iran war</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Budget US carrier Spirit Airlines ceased operations on Saturday in the wake of the fuel crisis brought about by the US-Israeli war on Iran.</p> <p>The Florida-based airline is the first to have closed due to a doubling of jet fuel prices during the war, which is now two months old.&nbsp;</p> <p>The closure will cost thousands of jobs and is a blow to US President Donald Trump,&nbsp;who had proposed $500m to save Spirit despite opposition from some of his closest advisers and many Republicans in Congress.</p> </div> </div> </article>