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In total, the company has $1.1 billion in debt payments due in 2025.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm3na0rv7000h01se2634q7qa@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Spirit found itself filing for bankruptcy after a $3.8 billion deal with JetBlue was blocked by a federal judge, and a deal prior that would have seen it combine with Frontier Airlines fell apart.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm3na0rv7000i01seewpz9pa8@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Attorney General Merrick Garland had praised the failure of the JetBlue deal, saying it would have led to “higher fares and fewer choices” for customers. Spirit CEO Ted Christie didn’t agree, saying that the deal would have saved “hundreds of millions for consumers and create a real challenger to the dominant Big 4 U.S. airlines.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm3na0rv7000j01sec6g761ho@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'But the bankruptcy filing from Spirit doesn’t necessarily mean an end to cheap flights, as Spirit will look to its fellow airlines, mainly American and United, who have gone through bankruptcy and emerged stronger.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm3na0rv7000k01sec4jf6e2e@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The company shared that its reorganization plan has the support of a super-majority of its bondholders and that it expects to emerge from Chapter 11, debt restructuring, rather quickly.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 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