The unusual way Google is involved in the Spirit Airlines bankruptcy—and what that means for you

Spirit Airlines’s abrupt shutdown in May was unprecedented for the airline industry. Bankruptcy may be nothing new, but Spirit completely dissolving, rather than being absorbed by another airline, marked the first major U.S. airline to entirely halt operations in 25 years. Travelers mourned the only reliably cheap option in an increasingly costly airline industry. Influencers rallied in an attempt to buy Spirit and turn it into an airline “for the people.” But Spirit ultimately couldn’t be sa...