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Yahoo
24-05-2025
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Allegiant Air Announces Expansion of Routes
Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and that means Americans will be traveling in full force and that the summer travel season has officially begun. According to AAA, 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home during the Memorial Day holiday period, which runs from May 22 to May 26 in their projections. AAA also projects that this year's U.S. travel forecast will see an increase of 1.4 million travelers compared to last year and even set a new Memorial Day weekend record. That would mark the biggest travel increase since 2005, with 44 million people. "Despite concerns over rising prices, many Americans say they're taking advantage of the long holiday weekend to spend time with loved ones, even if the trips are closer to home," AAA states. Now, a major U.S. airline is announcing five new non-stop routes to eight cities around the country, as well as a special for one-way fares on the new routes for as low as $39. That airline is Allegiant Air. According to the airline's chief commercial officer Drew Wells, "This expansion caters to passengers and communities we feel have been overlooked by other carriers." Even though the announcement was made before Memorial Day, the routes won't launch until later this summer and into the fall. The first route launches between South Bend International Airport in Indiana and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, beginning on Aug. 29. The next route will be in Tennessee, from McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville to Memphis starting on Sept. 4, as well as to Key West, FL, starting on Oct. 3. Finally, the Gulf Shores International Airport in Alabama will see new Allegiant routs to Appleton, WI, and Des Moines, IA, starting on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, respectively. "Allegiant's unique business model, connecting small-to-medium sized cities to vacation destinations, creates accessible travel options not otherwise available in what we believe are underserved markets," Wells said. "We know travelers enjoy the convenience of nonstop flights departing from their neighborhood airport." Related: Delta Air Lines Announces Big Change Starting This Week Allegiant Air Announces Expansion of Routes first appeared on Men's Journal on May 22, 2025
Yahoo
23-05-2025
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Budget airline offering flights from Stockton to Denver
( — A budget airline began offering flights from Stockton to Denver, Colorado, on Thursday. Video Above: Californians rush to DMV amid REAL ID deadline Allegiant will run the flights twice a week, on Sundays and Thursdays, from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Denver International Airport. 'We look forward to connecting passengers in Stockton to Denver,' said Drew Wells, Allegiant's Chief Commercial Officer. 'Our brand of all-nonstop flights at unbeatable value continues to resonate with customers.' Allegiant was founded in 1997 and, according to the company, focuses on connecting small-to-medium cities to popular destinations. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
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Allegiant Air to offer $59 flights between Fort Lauderdale and South Bend, Indiana
Low-cost airline Allegiant Air will start flying directly between the Fort Lauderdale area and the Midwest city that calls Notre Dame University home. Flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, a favorite of Palm Beach County passengers, and South Bend International in South Bend, Indiana, start Aug. 29, with one-way fares as low as $59, the company said May 21. Flights will take three hours. Bookings for these low-fare flights started May 21 and are available for flights departing by Feb. 9, 2026. No other airline at the Fort Lauderdale airport or Palm Beach International Airport is offering nonstop flights to and from South Bend. Competitors' flights cost at least $177, have at least one stop and take at least four hours and 30 minutes. "This expansion caters to passengers and communities we feel have been overlooked by other carriers," Allegiant's chief commercial officer, Drew Wells, said in a news release. "Allegiant's unique business model, connecting small-to-medium sized cities to vacation destinations, creates accessible travel options not otherwise available in what we believe are underserved markets. We know travelers enjoy the convenience of nonstop flights departing from their neighborhood airport." The Las Vegas-based airline focuses on serving small and medium-sized cities. Its fares are low, but it charges for services such as carry-on baggage and printed boarding passes. Allegiant offers no WiFi or TV shows and movies onboard. USA TODAY network writer C.A. Bridges contributed to this story. Chris Persaud covers transportation in Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post. Email news tips and ideas to cpersaud@ This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Allegiant Air offering $59 Fort Lauderdale-South Bend flights
Yahoo
22-05-2025
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Allegiant Air to offer $59 flights between Fort Lauderdale and South Bend, Indiana
Low-cost airline Allegiant Air will start flying directly between the Fort Lauderdale area and the Midwest city that calls Notre Dame University home. Flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, a favorite of Palm Beach County passengers, and South Bend International in South Bend, Indiana, start Aug. 29, with one-way fares as low as $59, the company said May 21. Flights will take three hours. Bookings for these low-fare flights started May 21 and are available for flights departing by Feb. 9, 2026. No other airline at the Fort Lauderdale airport or Palm Beach International Airport is offering nonstop flights to and from South Bend. Competitors' flights cost at least $177, have at least one stop and take at least four hours and 30 minutes. "This expansion caters to passengers and communities we feel have been overlooked by other carriers," Allegiant's chief commercial officer, Drew Wells, said in a news release. "Allegiant's unique business model, connecting small-to-medium sized cities to vacation destinations, creates accessible travel options not otherwise available in what we believe are underserved markets. We know travelers enjoy the convenience of nonstop flights departing from their neighborhood airport." The Las Vegas-based airline focuses on serving small and medium-sized cities. Its fares are low, but it charges for services such as carry-on baggage and printed boarding passes. Allegiant offers no WiFi or TV shows and movies onboard. USA TODAY network writer C.A. Bridges contributed to this story. Chris Persaud covers transportation in Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post. Email news tips and ideas to cpersaud@ This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Allegiant Air offering $59 Fort Lauderdale-South Bend flights
Yahoo
21-05-2025
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Allegiant adding new nonstop flights from Florida. Here's where, when and which cost $49
Allegiant Air is bringing nonstop flights to some new places with five new routes announced for the fall. Two of them connect to Florida. "This expansion caters to passengers and communities we feel have been overlooked by other carriers," said Drew Wells, Allegiant's chief commercial officer in a release. "Allegiant's unique business model, connecting small-to-medium sized cities to vacation destinations, creates accessible travel options not otherwise available in what we believe are underserved markets. We know travelers enjoy the convenience of nonstop flights departing from their neighborhood airport." A flight from Fort Lauderdale to South Bend, Indiana, begins August 29, with fares starting at $59, the company said. Another flies between Key West and Knoxville, Tennessee starting Oct. 3, with fares starting at $49. Other flights include Knoxville-Memphis, and Gulf Shores, Alabama to Appleton, Wisconsin and Des Moines, Iowa. Allegiant offers a network of only nonstop, point-to-point flights and operates nearly half of its total capacity in Florida. The Las Vegas-based airline launched eight new routes from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, seven flights to St. Pete-Clearwater and flights to Orlando-Sanford in November 2024, among others, as part of a major national expansion. Allegiant also added a Punta Gorda/Fort Myers to Chattanooga, Tennessee route in February, and another Sarasota flight, this one to Lexington, Kentucky, in April. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to South Bend, Indiana via South Bend International Airport (SBN), starting Aug. 29, 2025 Key West International Airport (EYW) to Knoxville, Tennessee via McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), starting Oct. 3, 2025 Memphis International Airport (MEM) to Knoxville, Tennessee via McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), starting Sept. 4, 2025 Gulf Shores International Airport (GUF) to Appleton, Wisconsin via Appleton International Airport (ATW), beginning Oct. 2, 2025 Gulf Shores International Airport (GUF) to Des Moines, Iowa via Des Moines International Airport (DSM), beginning Oct. 3, 2025 Allegiant Air is an American ultra-low cost airline headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The airline focuses on serving leisure traffic from small and medium-sized cities which it considers to be underserved, using an ultra low-cost business model with minimal inclusions in fares but with more add-on fees. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Allegiant adds new Florida flights to Knoxville, Tennessee, Indiana
