An ambitious content creator seeking to buy the now-defunct Spirit Airlines with a crowdfunding campaign has generated over $337 million in pledged funds so far.

Hunter Peterson, known for flying the budget carrier “24 hours straight” last year, started the grassroots campaign on the same day that Spirit shut down last weekend. He said he hoped people would rally behind his long-shot idea.

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