A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Boston on Sept. 1, 2024.

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Spirit Airlines ' future is hanging in the balance over the next week as President Donald Trump said the government could bail out the airline, as the struggling discount carrier 's lenders assess a potential deal.

"We're thinking about doing it, helping them out, meaning bailing them out, or buying it," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.

"I'd love to be able to save those jobs. I'd love to be able to save an airline.…