After Spirit Airlines shut down, a viral campaign called “Let’s Buy Spirit” emerged to use public crowdfunding to revive the carrier. Created by Hunter Peterson, it attracted more than 247,000 pledges totaling $214 million, reflecting frustrations over costly, unreliable air travel. The plan is to build a community-owned airline, borrowing inspiration from the Green Bay Packers model.
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