VEGAS' ALLEGIANT AIR TO EXPAND SERVICE IN EIGHT MARKETS
(Las Vegas, Nev.) -Allegiant Air, LLC, the Las Vegas, Nev. based airline, announces service expansions in eight of the 33 cities currently served by the low-cost carrier.
The company will add frequencies as follows:
Missoula, Mont. -- Tuesday service beginning Oct. 3 and seasonal Saturday service Nov. 11 through Dec. 31
Bismarck, N.D. -- Wednesday service beginning Oct. 4 and Saturday service beginning Dec. 2
Wichita, Kan. -- Saturday service beginning Oct. 7 and seasonal Tuesday service Nov. 21 through Jan. 2, 2007
Tri-Cities, Wash. -- Tuesday service beginning Oct. 3 and seasonal Saturday service Nov. 25 through Dec. 30
Billings, Mont. -- Sunday service beginning Nov. 19
Peoria, Ill. -- Tuesday service beginning Oct. 3
Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Seasonal Wednesday and Saturday service Oct. 4 through Nov. 12. Wednesday and Saturday service will resume Dec. 23
Des Moines, Iowa -- Wednesday and Saturday service beginning Oct. 4
The number of cities from which Allegiant provides Las Vegas air service has nearly tripled, growing from 12 to 33 markets during the past two years. Since 2001, Allegiant has carried more than 3 million customers to and from Las Vegas. This year alone, Allegiant has introduced new service in 14 markets and expanded service in 19 cities.
About the Company:
Allegiant Air, LLC is an all-jet, low-fare, low-cost passenger airline dedicated to providing a new way to fly. At Allegiant, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way and a Saturday night stay is never required. With a focus on leisure travel, the company emphasizes low- costs, innovation and leisure traffic to world-class destinations - currently
Las Vegas, Nev. and Orlando, Fla. The company provides its customers additional value through its Allegiant Vacations division, which maintains significant hotel partnerships in both Las Vegas and Orlando. Allegiant currently provides nonstop scheduled service from 33 U.S. markets to the Las Vegas destination and to the Orlando destination from 16 U.S. markets. In addition to its scheduled service, the airline also operates charter service throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The carrier's charter customers include Harrah's Entertainment, U.S. Forest Service, collegiate athletic organizations, film production companies and corporations. Allegiant's fleet includes 25 MD80 series jet aircraft, all fitted with comfortable leather seats and spacious overhead luggage bins. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., Allegiant is a privately owned airline founded in 1997.
