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Columbia Business School's Professor Brett House was quoted in USA Today analyzing how Spirit Airlines' collapse is reshaping the U.S. aviation industry. In the piece, House notes that Spirit's exit has increased industry concentration, and warns the shift will be net negative for consumers as reduced competition pushes average fares higher than they would otherwise be. His comments frame a broader look at how JetBlue and Frontier have moved to backfill Spirit's former routes, while millions of seats and several small-airport routes remain unreplaced.
