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

After Spirit Airlines abruptly shut down, canceled flights, and laid off 17,000 workers, TikToker Hunter Peterson floated a joke plan to buy and relaunch the carrier.

The campaign went viral, collecting 36,000 nonbinding pledges worth nearly $23 million and briefly overwhelming the website.

The response highlights how quickly social media can mobilize attention around a major airline collapse, even when the rescue idea is largely symbolic.