TikTok Campaign To Buy Spirit Airlines Gains Over $335M In Pledges

The video has gained over seven million views with Peterson suggesting that if enough people contribute, the airline could be revived.

A new TikTok campaign is hoping to save Spirit Airlines.

The budget airline shut down operations last weekend. TikTok creator Hunter Peterson posted a video proposing a plan to purchase Spirit through crowd-funding.

The video has gained over seven million views with Peterson suggesting that if enough people contribute, the airline could be revived. He launched ‘letsbuyspiritair.com.’ It allows users to pledge toward a proposed ownership stake in the airline.

The contributions do not involve actual payments, instead reflects expressed interest. As of Saturday night, it had raised at least $335 million in non-binding pledges.

Peterson said what started as a light-hearted joke has gotten out of control in the best way possible.