03-04-2025
Allegiant launches new nonstop flight from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
Another nonstop flight is now available at the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport.
Allegiant Airlines launched a new route from SRQ to the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, beginning today. The flight marks Allegiant's 35th route from SRQ and the airport's 60th nonstop destination.
The route will fly Sundays and Thursdays, and one-way fares start at $45 if purchased by April 5. It builds on Allegiant's steady expansion at SRQ – the airline has been credited with much of the growth that enabled the construction of the new Concourse A, which opened in January.
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Allegiant Air now offers 35 nonstop routes and more destinations from SRQ than any other airline.
The Las Vegas-based airline, which operates nearly half of its total capacity in Florida, first launched at SRQ in 2018 with just three routes.
Allegiant debuted seven other nonstop routes from SRQ in February:
Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina (GSP)
Moline, Illinois (MLI)
Albany, New York (ALB)
Elmira/Corning, New York (ELM)
Omaha, Nebraska (OMA)
Roanoke, Virginia (ROA)
Knoxville, Tennessee (TYS)
In March, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport debuted a new outdoor observation area where spectators can watch planes take off. The $2.3 million project was a joint venture between the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority and Manatee County.
The area includes a shaded spot with concrete seating blocks, a playground, an informational timeline on the history of flight in Manatee County and a memorial plaque for Air Force One and President George W. Bush's time in Sarasota during Sept. 11, 2001. Bush was visiting a second-grade class at Emma E. Booker Elementary in Sarasota when he learned of the observation area's new permanent spot at 8330 E. 15th Street has been the unofficial hotspot for years, SRQ and Manatee County officials said. Just a fence away from the runway on the airport's west side, onlookers now have an up-close view of the spectacle they often caught from their cars or on the grass.
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