Allegiant air announces nonstop flights from Bangor to Tampa Bay

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Bangor, Maine residents get ready for more sunshine! Low-cost airline, Allegiant Air, LLC, today announces new, nonstop jet service to Florida's Tampa Bay area from Bangor beginning 20-Nov-2009. The low-fare carrier celebrates the convenient new service to the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport with sunny introductory fares as low as $89.99* each way.

"We are extremely pleased to again expand the Allegiant brand of low-fare, nonstop jet service in the Bangor community," Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., president, CEO and chairman for Allegiant, said. "This is an exciting new addition for our airline and our customers as we launch yet another way to get to the fun and sun of Florida and the only nonstop service between Bangor and the Tampa Bay area."

The self-proclaimed "Official Airline for Sunshine" will launch the new scheduled service from Bangor International Airport to St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport with two flights weekly. With service Monday and Friday, flights will depart Bangor at 6 p.m. arriving in Tampa Bay at 9:40 p.m. Flights leaving Tampa Bay will depart at 1:55 p.m. arriving in Bangor at 5:20 p.m. (all flight times are local.) Allegiant Air began low-cost, nonstop service to to Orlando, Fla. 07-Nov-2007.

The airline commented market research and input from local community leaders indicate the Bangor community will welcome the new nonstop flights and low fares to the Tampa Bay area as an alternative to connecting flights and long drives to other airports. Allegiant will utilize 150-seat, MD-80 series, jet-aircraft on the route.

"We are excited that Allegiant will be expanding service from Bangor to the Tampa Bay area," Rebecca Hupp, airport director of Bangor International Airport, said. "Their nonstop service to Orlando has been incredibly popular and I expect we will see a similar response with the service to Tampa Bay. Orlando and Tampa are the region's top two destinations and we are very pleased passengers will be able to fly nonstop from Bangor."

With an average 361 days of sunshine each year, the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area is considered the most popular vacation destination on Florida's West Coast. The area was named among the top beaches in the United States and is one of a few destinations to have received the "Blue Wave Award" from the Clean Beaches Council. In addition to pristine beaches, visitors are within minutes of shopping, amazing golf courses and award-winning resort and dining experiences.

Allegiant offers vacation packages with some of the area's premier resorts, including Alden Beach Resort, Belleview Biltmore, Don CeSar, Hilton Clearwater Beach, Innisbrook Beach Resort, Marriott Suites on Sand Key and Sheraton Sand Key. Customers can double their sunshine fun by booking roundtrip air and hotel package for a low as $317.98* (price is per person, based on double occupancy, three-night hotel stay at the Hyatt Place Tampa Airport West Shore with a Friday arrival and Monday departure. Travel must be completed by Dec. 31, 2009.). Low-cost packages are available to include not only air and hotel, but car rentals for additional savings.

Allegiant's $89.99* one-way introductory fare is limited, not available on all flights and must be purchased by 07-Oct-2009 for travel by 10-Feb-2010. After the introductory fare period, regular one-way fares on the route start as low as $109.99 one-way. 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.

(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 17-Sep-09 

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