Allegiant Air announces new base in Los Angeles
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Allegiant Air, a subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company, announced (18-Feb-09) it will establish a new base in the world-class, leisure destination Los Angeles, with low-fare, nonstop jet service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning 01-May-09.
Flying to/from America’s favorite small cities, Allegiant plans to launch the new service with flights to LAX from 12 markets already served by the carrier. Introductory low fares begin as low as USD39 each way.
Allegiant Air president & CEO, Maurice J. Gallagher said, "We’re extremely pleased to add Los Angeles and the Southern California region to our growing roster of world-class leisure destinations. This is an exciting new market for our airline and our customers. We look forward to a successful relationship with the airport, area resorts and community leaders."
To announce the new route, on online contest took place at the company’s website. Nearly 50,000 entries were made to guess the airline’s newest destination.
The self-proclaimed "Official Airline for Sunshine" will base two 150-seat, MD-80 series jet aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport. This new base will serve as the sixth world-class, leisure destination for the Las Vegas-based airline, which also serves McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas), Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Orlando Sanford International Airport, St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.
(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 19-Feb-09
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