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Trump Bombed Iran. Spirit Airlines Died. Arnold Palmer's Airport Just Lost Every Flight
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10:03Now PlayingSpirit Airlines shut down on May 2, 2026 after 34 years — and the airline's own CEO blamed the sudden, sustained spike in jet fuel prices that followed Donald Trump's war on Iran.
Jet fuel is up more than 80% since the war started on February 28. Spirit's collapse left Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania — the hometown airport of golf legend Arnold Palmer — with zero commercial flights.
About 50 airport jobs are gone. A $22 million terminal expansion has no carrier to fill it.
Westmoreland County backed Trump by double digits in 2024. The bill for the Iran strike just landed on their runway.
SOURCES:
1. Pittsburgh PostGazette "Spirit Airlines has closed operations after 34 years"
2. Golfweek / USA Today "Spirit Airlines' closure devastates airport named for golf great Arnold Palmer"
3. Washington Post "When Spirit folded, this tiny airport suddenly had zero flights"
4. CBS Pittsburgh "Arnold Palmer Regional Airport travelers react to Spirit Airlines news"
5. Al Jazeera "Airlines hike fares, cut millions of seats as Iran war drives up fuel costs"
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