Spirit Airlines to Receive up to $200 Million for Pratt & Whitney Engine Problems
The compensation could give the struggling Spirit a significant boost to its liquidity.
Meghna Maharishi is Skift’s Airline Reporter, where she covers everything from loyalty programs to policy-making in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the airline industry at The Points Guy, worked on the investigative desk at CNBC, and did data visualization at CNN Politics. Send tips to Meghna on Signal at mmaharishi.61.
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