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Would a government bailout of Spirit Airlines really be worth it?

MIT GCFP - Viewpoints

May 19, 2026

MARKETPLACE | The Trump administration has reportedly been in talks to bail out Spirit Airlines, either with a big loan or by buying it. The budget airline, which had already been struggling, now faces even tougher times with higher fuel costs.

But does that justify bailing it out?

(The GCFP does not make policy recommendations, and any opinions expressed are those of the authors and not the GCFP.)

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam receiving the Miriam Pozen Prize from Bob Pozen

MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy President Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s Miriam Pozen Prize Lecture

MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy MIT GCFP and MIT DCI co-host talk by President of Deutsche Bundesbank

MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy Too Many Cooks, Not Enough Risk Management