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We’ll take it: a TikToker rallies pledges to buy Spirit Airlines after its abrupt weekend collapse

TechCrunch May 4, 2026 · 2:02 am Read Original
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We’ll take it: a TikToker rallies pledges to buy Spirit Airlines after its abrupt weekend collapse

Within hours he'd thrown up a website — a janky, one-hour job, by his own admission — and by Sunday, 36,000 "founding patrons" had pledged nearly $23 million, crashing his servers in the process.

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Source TechCrunch
Published May 4, 2026 · 2:02 am
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