The Trump administration might save Spirit Airlines from its latest brush with death, and now more airlines are asking for a handout. A budget airline coalition representing Frontier, Spirit, and Avelo has asked the federal government to consider setting aside a $2.5 billion pool of funds to offset the high price of fuel, as a result of the war in Iran. The organization, the Association of Value Airlines, says that the cash could “stabilize operations and keep airfares affordable” and likens the proposal to the CARES Act, which kept businesses afloat in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The market dominance of the country’s biggest airlines has never been greater, and smaller value airlines are disproportionately impacted by higher fuel prices,” the group wrote , adding that budget carriers play a “critical role” in making air travel affordable.  The request comes as the administration moves toward rescuing Spirit Airlines, which has declared bankruptcy twice in less than two years.…