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62-629: [REDACTED] Look up allegiant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Allegiant may refer to: Allegiant Air , an American airline Allegiant Athletic Agency , a sport representation agency Allegiant General Pryde , a character in the Star Wars film series Allegiant Stadium , in Paradise, NV Allegiant (novel) , a 2013 novel by Veronica Roth The Divergent Series: Allegiant ,

124-541: A 2016 film based on the 2013 novel See also [ edit ] Allegiance (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Allegiant . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allegiant&oldid=1190491363 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

186-528: A different approach and started development of the 787 in 2003 with a new composite frame and more fuel-efficient engines. This would prove to be the smarter choice as the lighter airframe paired with two next generation engines ( Trent 1000 and GEnx ) was much less costly to operate then the quad engine A380. The final blow to the A380 program came when Emirates cancelled a major order in 2018 and left Airbus without enough demand to continue production. It cancelled

248-542: A fee. It has no toll-free phone number but it does sell tickets through internet travel agencies. It also does not offer any connecting services, with customers only able to purchase non-stop itineraries on its website. Like Ryanair , the low-cost airline founded by Tony Ryan , whose family has also invested in Allegiant, the airline seeks ancillary revenue to supplement ticket revenue. These ancillary fees include those for checking luggage, carrying on luggage (other than

310-539: A greater number of add-on fees. Allegiant was founded in 1997 and is wholly owned by Allegiant Travel Company , a publicly traded company with 5,600 employees and over US$ 2.6 billion market capitalization in 2016 . The airline is the fourteenth-largest in North America. Allegiant Air was founded in January 1997 by Mitch Allee (owner, CEO), Jim Patterson (president), and Capt. Dave Beadle (chief pilot) under

372-610: A jet aircraft has confirmed one opinion I had formed after flying as a passenger in the Lancastrian jet test beds, that few, if any, having flown in a jet-propelled transport, will wish to revert to the noise, vibration and attendant fatigue of an airscrew-propelled piston-engined aircraft" The first purpose-built jet airliner was the British de Havilland Comet which first flew in 1949 and entered service in 1952 with BOAC. It carried 36 passengers up to 2500 miles (4000 km) at

434-1004: A joint venture with Viva Aerobus to expand routes between the United States and Mexico. Allegiant Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company , a publicly traded holding company that also operates Sunseeker Resorts. The corporate headquarters for both the airline and its holding company are in Summerlin, Nevada , a suburb of Las Vegas. Allegiant aims primarily to serve leisure travelers, particularly those in colder northern climates, going to warm-weather tourist destinations such as Punta Gorda , Tampa , Las Vegas , Orlando , Los Angeles , and Phoenix . The airline often serves smaller destinations that have few direct flights by major carriers, tends to fly routes which avoid competition from other airlines, with only 18% of its 518 routes as of early 2020 also flown nonstop by other airlines. The airline also seeks to maintain

496-529: A later variant of the DC-9. Starting in 2010, Allegiant purchased six Boeing 757-200 aircraft from Thomson Airways . Over the next few years the airline experimented operating service between Hawaii and several cities. Ultimately, Allegiant discontinued the service and slowly disposed of the planes rather than incur the expense of performing comprehensive D checks on the aging planes. In 2012, Allegiant announced that it would shift its primary aircraft from

558-466: A low operating cost at airports. For example, Allegiant sometimes rents ticket counters on an hourly basis and contracts with other companies to provide staffing. The company also prefers to use secondary airports when those facilities charge smaller fees, such as Orlando Sanford , MidAmerica St. Louis , and Phoenix–Mesa , where Allegiant is the only commercial carrier with year-round service. Although it does not fly to Canada, Allegiant advertises in

620-561: A major factor, Allegiant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2000. The bankruptcy allowed Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. , one of the airline's major creditors, to gain control of the business. A veteran leader of low-cost airlines, Gallagher had worked with WestAir and was one of the founders of ValuJet Airlines . In June 2001, Gallagher restructured Allegiant to a low-cost model , focusing on smaller markets that larger airlines did not serve with mainline aircraft. Allegiant's headquarters and operations were also moved to Las Vegas. In

682-569: A multiple-year agreement with Allegiant making them the club's official airline partner. The agreement includes club and stadium assets, game-day experience and more. Allegiant also offers its popular Fan Flyaway Program to FCC fans. FCC's TQL Stadium also has an entry gate named after the airline. On August 5, 2019, Allegiant inked a 20-year deal with the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) for

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744-635: A new contract with Republic Airways to provide the charter service to Caesars properties in Atlantic City , New Jersey , Tunica , Mississippi , and Laughlin , Nevada . In July 2018, Allegiant became the official airline of Minor League Baseball (MiLB). In September of the same year, Allegiant partnered with the National Hockey League 's Vegas Golden Knights as the "Official Domestic Airline Partner". On June 3, 2019, soccer club FC Cincinnati announced that they had entered

806-810: A reduced capacity. On July 1, 2010, Allegiant returned to Long Beach Airport (LGB) in Long Beach, California , having previously served LGB with DC-9 jets with nonstop flights to Las Vegas (LAS) and Lake Tahoe (TVL) in 2000. The airline also intended to fly from Bellingham and Stockton several times a week; however, that plan never came to fruition. Allegiant continues to serve Stockton with flights to Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa and San Diego. About 16 months later in November 2011, Allegiant closed its Long Beach facility. In March 2010, Allegiant purchased six used Boeing 757-200 jetliners as part of plans to begin flights to Hawaii , with deliveries from early 2010 to

868-524: A small hub in Long Beach , California ( LGB ) and in 2000 was operating nonstop flights to Fresno and Las Vegas in addition to Fresno-Las Vegas nonstop service. Later in 2000, Allegiant continued to expand and was operating the only nonstop jet service between Lake Tahoe Airport and Long Beach Airport in addition to operating new flights into Portland , Oregon and Reno with Portland-Reno and Reno-Fresno nonstops and direct one-stop service between Portland and Fresno via Reno. Citing higher fuel costs as

930-494: A small personal item), buying food and drinks on board, obtaining advance seat assignments, and more. Allegiant CEO Maurice Gallagher said in 2009, "We collect $ 110 from you at the end of your trip. If I tried to charge you $ 110 up front, you wouldn't pay it. But if I sell you a $ 75 ticket and you self-select the rest, you will." Allegiant also earns commissions by offering hotel rooms, car rentals and admission to tourist attractions on its website. It sells package vacations under

992-522: A speed of 450mph (725 km/h). Serious structural problems arose not even two years after entering service and prompted several changes in design. The last original Comet was retrofitted in 1958. Also developed in 1949 was the Avro Canada C102 Jetliner , which never reached production; however, the term jetliner came into use as a generic term for passenger jet aircraft. These first jet airliners were followed some years later by

1054-640: A superior product: American Airlines ordered the pioneering Comet (but later cancelled when the Comet ran into metal fatigue problems), Canadian, British and European airlines could not ignore the better operating economics of the Boeing 707 and the DC-8, while some American airlines ordered the Caravelle. Boeing became the most successful of the early manufacturers. The KC-135 Stratotanker and military versions of

1116-497: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Allegiant Air Allegiant Air (usually shortened to Allegiant ) is a major American airline headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada . The airline focuses on serving leisure traffic from small and medium-sized cities which it considers to be underserved, using an ultra low-cost business model with minimal inclusions in fares and

1178-576: Is one of those things that clogs the arteries and makes you less quick and not as nimble as you need to be on top of your game... In this industry and others that are heavily unionized, you ultimately end up with bankruptcy as the primary driver." In 2015 Allegiant Air was monitored by the FAA after several emergency landings and aborted takeoffs. ABC interviewed a former Allegiant mechanic, who said "Dedicated steps were not being performed with maintenance manuals or even with general practices, before an aircraft

1240-400: Is released." A survey found that 46 of the company's 86 aircraft had made emergency landings, all of which involved MD-80s. The average age of Allegiant's MD-80 fleet was 29 years, compared to less than 13 years for its Airbus fleet. In May 2016, the FAA confirmed they moved up a regularly scheduled five-year inspection. Allegiant Air proclaims the FAA gave them a clean bill of health after

1302-793: The Tampa Bay Times . Since October 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration has kept Allegiant under close supervision. In July 2015, Allegiant Air announced that bases would be established at the Asheville Regional Airport and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport . In August 2017, Allegiant announced that a new base would be established at the Indianapolis International Airport . The base began operations in early 2018. Throughout 2017,

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1364-524: The BAC One-Eleven and Douglas DC-9 twinjets ; Boeing 727 , Hawker Siddeley Trident and Tupolev Tu-154 trijets ; and the paired multi-engined Ilyushin Il-62 , and Vickers VC10 . The world-renowned supersonic Concorde first flew in 1969 but proved to be an economical disaster. Only 14 ever entered service, and the last Concorde was retired in 2003. The 1960s jet airliners were known for

1426-575: The Indianapolis Colts . Allegiant Air's livery features a bright sunburst design on the tail, emphasizing the airline's "sun" destinations. A similar livery is used by Jet2.com on aircraft which carry the Jet2holidays livery, the only difference being the airline name on the aircraft. The livery was created for the airline by Tiami Designs, Atlanta, Georgia . Flight attendants at the carrier voted to organize their workgroup under

1488-866: The Montego Bay Resort , the Rainbow Wendover and the Peppermill Wendover . Allegiant based one 150-seat, MD-80 series jet aircraft in Wendover and more than 20 employees, including maintenance, flight crews and station personnel. Allegiant also transports firefighters for the United States Forest Service as well as college basketball teams. Allegiant had a contract to supply charter flights from Miami to four cities in Cuba beginning June 2009. One aircraft

1550-573: The NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol "ALGT" in December 2006. Also in 2006, the airline had a fleet of 21 MD-80s and was flying non-stop to and from 40 small cities. Most of those flights went to and from the hubs of Las Vegas or Orlando/Sanford , Florida. In October 2007, Allegiant opened a fourth focus city and operations base at Phoenix-Mesa , Arizona, connecting 13 cities already served by Allegiant and one new city to

1612-739: The Sud Aviation Caravelle from France, the Tupolev Tu-104 from the Soviet Union (2nd in service), and the Boeing 707 , Douglas DC-8 and Convair 880 from the United States. National prestige was attached to developing prototypes and bringing these early designs into service. There was also a strong nationalism in purchasing policy, so that US Boeing and Douglas aircraft became closely associated with Pan Am , while BOAC ordered British Comets. Pan Am and BOAC, with

1674-724: The Transport Workers Union of America in December 2010, citing scheduling concerns among other issues in their work rules, and the airline's pilots elected to vote on whether to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in July 2012. In August 2012, the pilots voted to organize and joined the Teamsters. Allegiant's chairman and CEO, Maurice J. Gallagher Jr., has been critical of the unionization of airline employees, and has stated, "Unionization

1736-487: The Tupolev Tu-144 , have been superseded. The 1970s jet airliners introduced wide-body (twin-aisle) craft and high-bypass turbofan engines . Pan Am and Boeing "again opened a new era in commercial aviation" when the first Boeing 747 entered service in January 1970, marking the debut of the high-bypass turbofan which lowered operating costs, and the initial models which could seat up to 400 passengers earned it

1798-543: The 1950s, used the simpler turbojet engine; these were quickly supplanted by designs using turbofans , which are quieter and more fuel-efficient. The first airliners with turbojet propulsion were experimental conversions of the Avro Lancastrian piston-engined airliner, which were flown with several types of early jet engine, including the de Havilland Ghost and the Rolls-Royce Nene . They retained

1860-551: The 2016 FAA audit, which found the company's safety issues "minor" and "non-systemic." As of November 2018, all of its MD-80s have been replaced by newer Airbus A320 family aircraft. As of December 2021, Allegiant offers service to 133 destinations throughout the United States, mostly to smaller non-hub regional airports and all usually only a few times each week. It chooses its routes after calculating expected costs and revenue and adds or ends service to particular destinations as demand warrants. As of November 2024 ,

1922-475: The 2016 audit. In November 2016 the Tampa Bay Times noted that Allegiant's planes were four times more likely to have in-flight failures than other major US airlines, and a 60 Minutes report by CBS News in 2018 continued to investigate the issues. Public records cited in the investigation found that the airline had more than 100 serious mechanical incidents between January 1, 2016, and October 31, 2017, including "mid-air engine failures, smoke and fumes in

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1984-484: The 707 remain operational, mostly as tankers or freighters . The basic configuration of the Boeing, Convair and Douglas aircraft jet airliner designs, with widely spaced podded engines underslung on pylons beneath a swept wing, proved to be the most common arrangement and was most easily compatible with the large-diameter high-bypass turbofan engines that subsequently prevailed for reasons of quietness and fuel efficiency . The Pratt & Whitney JT3 turbojets powered

2046-534: The 767 on long-distance overseas routes that did not require the capacity of larger airliners. By the late 1980s, DC-10 and L-1011 models were approaching retirement age, prompting manufacturers to develop replacement designs. McDonnell Douglas started working on the MD-11 , a stretched and upgraded successor of the DC-10. Airbus, thanks to the success of its A320 family, developed the medium-range A330 twinjet and

2108-549: The Allegiant fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Allegiant Air is known in the aviation industry for purchasing jets second-hand or at steep discounts. Used aircraft tend to be significantly less fuel efficient , but fuel costs are also less of a problem for Allegiant which operates aircraft at relatively low duty cycles. At the start of operations in the late 1990s, Allegiant purchased used McDonnell Douglas DC-9 jets, which it operated until 2002, when they were replaced by newer, but still aged, McDonnell Douglas MD-80s ,

2170-697: The MD-80 to the Airbus A320 family . A total of 35 Airbus A319-100 aircraft in a high-density seating configuration, fitted with four overwing exits, were purchased from easyJet and Cebu Pacific . In 2013, the airline started adding the Airbus A320-200 to its fleet, purchasing used aircraft from Iberia and Philippine Airlines , and leasing other aircraft. In 2016, Allegiant purchased its first new aircraft, buying 13 A320s direct from Airbus, taking advantage of lower prices for an older model as

2232-966: The Phoenix metropolitan area. The Mesa airport joined Las Vegas, Orlando, and Tampa/St. Petersburg as major hubs for the airline. At the time, Allegiant maintained a fleet of 32 planes going to 53 destinations in total. The Mesa airport announced a 10,000-square-foot (930 m ) expansion in August 2008, which increased the number of gates from two to four and allowed Allegiant to triple the number of flights from Phoenix. On November 14, 2007, Allegiant opened its fifth focus city and operations base at Fort Lauderdale , connecting other Allegiant cities to South Florida . In January 2008, Allegiant opened its sixth base at Bellingham , Washington. Expansion in Bellingham has been largely driven by its proximity to Greater Vancouver , British Columbia . In January 2010,

2294-435: The advancement of the more economical turbofan technology, which passes air around the engine core instead of through it. Jet airliners that entered service in the 1960s were powered by slim, low-bypass turbofan engines, many aircraft used the rear-engined, T-tail configuration, such as the BAC One-Eleven , Boeing 737 , and Douglas DC-9 twinjets ; Boeing 727 , Hawker Siddeley Trident , Tupolev Tu-154 trijets ; and

2356-534: The aircraft manufacturer prepared to begin production of the Airbus A320neo . These new aircraft seat 186 passengers due to a smaller lavatory. On October 31, 2017, the final 757 was retired from service, and in November 2018, the last MD-80s operated by Allegiant were retired. Allegiant purchased additional new aircraft in January 2022, this time buying 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, taking advantage of low prices as other airlines cancelled their orders in

2418-628: The airline celebrated its one-millionth passenger to fly out of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Allegiant's parent company also announced that it had purchased 18 additional used MD-80 aircraft from Scandinavian Airlines . In February 2010, Allegiant opened its ninth base at Grand Rapids' Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Michigan. The airline based two McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft in Grand Rapids , but ended their airport's status in 2011. The airline continues to fly out of Grand Rapids in

2480-808: The airline flew 12 million passengers on its 99 planes to 120 destinations from California to Florida. In February 2018, Allegiant also announced that a new base would be established at the Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport . In June 2018, Allegiant added another base at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee . In January 2019, Allegiant announced that it would be adding another base at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan . Allegiant announced that they would be adding an additional base at Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa by November 2019. The base

2542-585: The airline's original hub in Fresno , California at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport with Douglas DC-9-21 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 jetliners . During the second half of 1999, the airline was operating nonstop flights between Fresno and Las Vegas, Burbank and Lake Tahoe , and Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe as well as flying one-stop direct service between Fresno and Lake Tahoe via Las Vegas. Allegiant Air opened

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2604-853: The brand name Allegiant Vacations. The company has arrangements with 34 hotels in Las Vegas and 21 in the Orlando and Daytona Beach, Florida , areas. In 2008, the airline sold 400,000 hotel room nights. Commissions on hotel and rental car packages are up to one-third of the airline's revenue. In 2009, ancillary revenues were $ 33.35 per passenger. In Q2 of 2024 ancillary revenues were $ 75.34 per passenger. Allegiant's air charter operation contributed 7% of its revenue in 2009. In March 2011, Allegiant took over charter service to Wendover Airport for Peppermill Casinos, Inc. to shuttle customers to Peppermill's three casinos in West Wendover, Nevada ;

2666-507: The cabin, rapid descents, flight control malfunctions, hydraulic leaks and aborted takeoffs." Other public records further revealed that Allegiant aircraft, on average, were nearly three and a half times more likely to have mid-air breakdowns than American, United, Delta, JetBlue and Spirit. Allegiant responded to the investigation stating that many of the issues occurred on their older MD-80 model aircraft which have since been replaced with Airbus A320, and also defended its safety record, citing

2728-506: The country and flies from about a dozen small airports near the Canada–U.S. border . Many of its customers at airports such as Bellingham, Washington and Plattsburgh, New York are Canadians, who save money on airfare by crossing the border to the U.S. and flying domestic routes from U.S. airports. Part of the airline's business model includes keeping labor and fleet costs low. Allegiant purchases jets second hand or at steep discounts. Given

2790-490: The fall of 2001, Allegiant exited bankruptcy and the case was officially closed in early 2002. In March 2002, Allegiant entered into a long-term contract with Harrah's to provide charter services to its casinos in Laughlin and Reno, Nevada. At the same time, the airline acquired its first McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jetliner. From 2002 through 2004, the airline developed its scheduled-service business model. By 2004, Allegiant

2852-479: The fourth quarter of 2011. It gained the approval for type with the FAA in July 2011, and then worked with the FAA to obtain the appropriate ETOPS rating in order to be able to serve Hawaii. Allegiant no longer operates service to Hawaii. In mid-2015, a rash of midair breakdowns drew federal scrutiny. "Before the night was finished on June 25, 2015, five Allegiant flights had been interrupted in four hours, all because different planes had failed in midair," reported

2914-488: The help of advertising agencies and their strong nautical traditions of command hierarchy and chain of command (retained from their days of operating flying boats ), were quick to link the "speed of jets" with the safety and security of the "luxury of ocean liners " in the public 's perception . Aeroflot used Soviet Tupolevs , while Air France introduced French Caravelles . Commercial realities dictated exceptions, however, as few airlines could risk missing out on

2976-461: The latest widebody airliners are the Airbus A380 (first flight in 2005), Boeing 787 (first flight in 2009) and Airbus A350 (first flight in 2013). These improvements allowed longer ranges and lower cost of transportation per passenger. Sukhoi Superjet 100 and Airbus A220 (formerly Bombardier CSeries) are examples of narrowbodies with similar level of technological advancements. The A380

3038-509: The low initial purchase price, Allegiant is able to operate its aircraft at a lower duty cycle (seven flight hours per day on average compared to 13 hours per day at JetBlue Airways ), which helps keep labor costs lower. Allegiant schedules their crew members so that they typically return to their home base at the end of the day, avoiding the expense of hotel rooms. Allegiant maintains control over pricing by offering flights exclusively through its website, which also offers ancillary products for

3100-499: The name WestJet Express . After losing a trademark dispute with Westjet Air Center of Rapid City , South Dakota , and recognizing the name's similarity to WestJet Airlines of Calgary , Alberta , the airline adopted the name Allegiant Air and received FAA and US DOT certification for scheduled and charter domestic operations on June 19, 1998. The airline also has authority for charter service to Canada and Mexico. Scheduled service began on October 15, 1998, between Las Vegas and

3162-697: The naming rights to the team's new home, Allegiant Stadium , in Paradise, Nevada . Allegiant was also a main sponsor with GMS Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series and continues to be an associate sponsor for the team owned by Chairman Maury Gallagher , Legacy Motor Club in the NASCAR Cup Series . In January 2020, Allegiant became the official airline of

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3224-481: The nickname "Jumbo Jet". The Boeing 747 revolutionized air travel by making commercial air travel more affordable as ticket prices fell and airlines improved their pricing practices. Other wide-body designs included the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar trijets , smaller than the Boeing 747 but capable of flying similar long-range routes from airports with shorter runways. There

3286-528: The original Boeing 707 and DC-8 models; in the early 1960s the JT3 was modified into the JT3D low-bypass turbofan for long-range 707 and DC-8 variants. The de Havilland and Tupolev designs had engines incorporated within the wings next to the fuselage , a concept that endured only within military designs while the Caravelle pioneered engines mounted either side of the rear fuselage. The 1960s jet airliners include

3348-499: The paired multi-engined Ilyushin Il-62 , and Vickers VC10 . The rear-engined T-tail arrangement is still used for jetliners with a maximum takeoff weight of less than 50 tons. As of April 2023, 15,591 Boeing 737s have been ordered and 11,395 delivered, and it remains the most produced jet aircraft. Other 1960s developments, such as rocket-assisted takeoff ( RATO ), water-injection , and afterburners (also known as reheat) used on supersonic jetliners (SSTs) such as Concorde and

3410-487: The related long-range A340 quad-jet. In 1988, Boeing began developing what would be the 777 twinjet, using the twin-engine configuration given past design successes, projected engine developments, and reduced-cost benefits. In addition, Boeing also released a major update on their 747, the 747-400 . The most modern airliners are characterized by increased use of composite materials, high-bypass ratio turbofan engines, and more advanced digital flight systems. Examples of

3472-567: The two inboard piston engines, the jets being housed in the outboard nacelles. The first airliner with jet power only was the Nene-powered Vickers VC.1 Viking G-AJPH , which first flew on 6 April 1948. The early jet airliners had much lower interior levels of noise and vibration than contemporary piston-engined aircraft, so much so that in 1947, after piloting a jet powered aircraft for the first time, Wing Commander Maurice A. Smith, editor of Flight magazine, said, "Piloting

3534-542: The wake of the nearly two year grounding of the type . Allegiant plans on retiring the oldest Airbus A320 aircraft in its fleet that are configured with 177 seats, but will continue to operate its other A320s alongside the 737 MAX. Allegiant Air previously also operated the following aircraft types: Jet airliner Most airliners today are powered by jet engines, because they are capable of safely operating at high speeds and generate sufficient thrust to power large-capacity aircraft. The first jetliners, introduced in

3596-772: Was also the market debut of the European consortium Airbus , whose first aircraft was the twinjet Airbus A300 . In 1978, Boeing unveiled the twin-engine Boeing 757 to replace its 727 , and the wide body twin-engine 767 to challenge the Airbus A300 . The mid-size 757 and 767 launched to market success, due in part to 1980s extended-range twin-engine operational performance standards ( ETOPS ) regulations governing transoceanic twinjet operations. These regulations allowed twin-engine airliners to make ocean crossings at up to three hours' distance from emergency diversionary airports . Under ETOPS rules, airlines began operating

3658-590: Was committed to the contract. The contract was for fixed-fee flying, meaning all the airline was required to do was provide the dry aircraft and the flight crew. The contractor was responsible for all other costs including fuel. However, Allegiant ended this service in August 2009. The company had charter contracts with Caesars Entertainment to ferry customers to Caesars casino properties through Reno-Tahoe International Airport , Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport and Tunica Municipal Airport . These contracts ended in December 2012 when Caesars Entertainment signed

3720-920: Was delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and opened in 2021. On February 12, 2021, Allegiant launched flights to John Wayne Airport with 8 initial destinations including Boise , Grand Junction , Las Vegas , Medford , Missoula , Provo , Reno/Tahoe , and Spokane . On August 10, 2021, Allegiant announced that they would be opening 2 more operating bases at Appleton International Airport and Bishop International Airport beginning March 2022. On October 7, 2021, Allegiant began serving non-stop flights from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Asheville, North Carolina , and Palm Beach, Florida . They would later serve 5 more, including Punta Gorda, Florida , Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida , and Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona . They serve all of these routes using Airbus 320 aircraft. The same year it entered into

3782-542: Was discontinued in 2019 and the last plane was delivered to Emirates in 2021. Airbus began designing it in the 90s with the expectation that airlines would be moving many people between large hubs with just one flight. Their focus was on building a very large plane with a conventional metal airframe and engines to supersede the Boeing 747 . However, airlines started to operate more direct, point-to-point flights between smaller cities which made twin engine jets more attractive and economical to operate. For comparison, Boeing took

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3844-559: Was flying from 13 small cities to Las Vegas and offering bundled air and hotel packages. In May 2005, the airline's holding company, Allegiant Travel, completed a private equity placement worth $ 39.5 million. In November 2006, Allegiant filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in anticipation of a planned initial public offering of its Common Stock . It raised $ 94.5 million in equity capital with 5.75 million shares worth $ 18 each. It began trading on

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