St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE)Announces Four More destinations from Allegiant Air

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) announced new, nonstop, scheduled air service by low-cost carrier Allegiant Air, LLC at a press conference September 13th. Allegiant Air President and CEO, Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. revealed four destinations to the community and promised to announce all twelve markets to be served to and from St. Petersburg-Clearwater by the end of September.

The four new destinations announced today are Springfield, MO, beginning December 13th; South Bend, IN, beginning November 17th; Toledo, OH, beginning December12th; and Stewart-Newburgh, NY, beginning December 13th.

Airport Director Noah Lagos says, "We were very excited about Allegiant's announcement yesterday. We had a number of people in our tourism industry as well as enthusiastic travelers come out to celebrate this great news for Tampa Bay. Allegiant is like the gift that keeps on giving. Today, we opened another wonderful present to the community."

Inaugurating service November 16th, the carrier will celebrate the new flights with fares as low as $59* each way. The original four destinations announced were nonstop service to and from Allentown, Penn.; Rockford, Ill.; Peoria, Ill.; and Lansing, Mich. The final four destinations will be revealed in the coming weeks. Allegiant currently serves 42 U.S. markets and recently announced an additional five new markets. Allegiant will use 130-seat, MD-80 series, jet-aircraft on the routes.

Reservations may be made through the company's website at www.allegiantair.com, the airline's Reservations Center at 702-505-8888 or professional travel agents.

Allegiant's $59* one-way introductory fare is limited, not available on all flights and must be purchased by Oct. 7, 2006, for travel through Jan. 31, 2007. After the introductory fare period, regular one-way fares will start as low as $79 one-way.

About the $59 offer: *All fares are limited, one-way and are non-refundable. Prices do not include PFC, segment tax or Sept. 11 security fee of up to $10.30 per segment. Travel purchased through an Allegiant Air call center will cost an additional $5.00 per segment. A segment is defined as one take-off and one landing. Fares are non-refundable. Seats are limited and subject to availability. Restrictions apply. Offer not available November 22-27, 2006; December 22-31; and January 1-6, 2007.

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 Las Vegas, Orlando and Tampa Bay Area. Allegiant currently provides nonstop scheduled service from 33 U.S. markets to Las Vegas and from 19 U.S. markets to the Orlando destination. The company will soon also begin service from 12 cities to the Tampa Bay area. 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. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., Allegiant is a privately owned airline founded in 1997.