Friday, June 12, 2026
Home / Politics / Duffy: Iran war ‘was not the impetus’ for Spirit s...
Politics

Duffy: Iran war ‘was not the impetus’ for Spirit shutting down amid rising fuel prices

CN
CitrixNews Staff
·
Duffy: Iran war ‘was not the impetus’ for Spirit shutting down amid rising fuel prices

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy rebuffed the suggestion that Spirit Airlines was forced to shut down as a result of rising fuel prices brought on by the Iran war.  “Spirit was in dire straits long before the war with Iran,” Duffy said during a press conference in New Jersey on Saturday.  “Multiple times, they filed for…

Originally reported by The Hill. Read the full story at the original source.