Allegiant provides 44 new routes, 3 new cities in blockbuster enlargement

Allegiant introduced a blockbuster enlargement Tuesday, rolling out 44 new routes and three totally new locations.

The primary of the brand new tranche of flights will start in February, and Allegiant is providing introductory fares starting from $39 to $79 on all the brand new routes, although they’re solely obtainable via Nov. 20 and for journey via July 25.

As for the three new airports becoming a member of Allegiant’s route map, one is a little-known facility that may pressure even the staunchest AvGeeks to mud off their record of airport codes.

First, the better-known airports becoming a member of Allegiant’s community: Colorado Springs Worldwide Airport (COS) and South Carolina’s Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE).

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The lesser-known pin being added is Alabama’s Gulf Shores Worldwide Airport (GUF). Service begins in Could with a whopping six new routes from the airport, which sits within the eponymously named city alongside Alabama’s quick shoreline.

Gulf Shores is probably not well-known outdoors the area, however it sits alongside Alabama’s Gulf Coast – simply 10 miles from the border with Florida. The Florida Panhandle area features a slew of well-liked seashore resorts from Pensacola within the west (and nearly 50 miles from GUF) to Destin, Panama Metropolis and Fort Walton Seashore additional to the east.

When flights start, Allegiant can be the one airline providing service from the airport. This summer time, in anticipation of potential service, GUF started exploring choices to construct a short lived passenger terminal to accommodate the industrial passengers that can include the brand new service, in keeping with native media reviews.

Allegiant possible hopes Gulf Shores will permit it to ascertain a base alongside the more and more well-liked Gulf Coast seashore area of Florida and Alabama with minimal competitors. All different airways to the area fly to established airports elsewhere in Florida or in close by Cell, Alabama, about 50 miles from Gulf Shores. Whereas Allegiant additionally flies to a few of these different Gulf Coast locations, it will have GUF all to itself based mostly on present schedules.

That mimics a technique Allegiant has employed elsewhere across the nation. Including flights at airports like Harmony-Padgett Regional Airport (USA) close to Charlotte and Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) close to Fort Myers, Florida, has allowed Allegiant to increase into larger, aggressive markets with out going face to face with different carriers at hubs or different established airports. PGD has been one of many massive successes of this technique, rising into one among Allegiant’s busiest bases — although that success inspired rival Solar Nation so as to add service there too (although simply on a single seasonal route).

General, this enlargement will give Allegiant a complete of 51 locations.

The largest winner in Tuesday’s announcement was Florida’s Sarasota Bradenton Worldwide Airport (SRQ), which landed eight new routes. That was adopted by the six new routes for GUF and 4 every at Portland Worldwide Airport (PDX) in Oregon and Washington’s Dulles Worldwide Airport (IAD) in Virginia. A variety of different airports landed wherever from one to a few new routes,.

Scroll down for a full record. Routes are grouped by base or focus metropolis, that means some could also be listed greater than as soon as. Allegiant’s schedules sometimes encompass two flights per week, which ought to be anticipated for a lot of the new routes in Tuesday’s announcement. Among the new routes could also be seasonal.

Sarasota Bradenton Worldwide Airport (SRQ) in Florida

• Albany, New York, flights start Feb. 14. Intro fares begin at $69 a method.
• Elmira/Corning, New York, flights start Feb. 14. Intro fares begin at $69 a method.
• Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina, flights start Feb. 13. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Knoxville, Tennessee, flights start starting Feb. 14. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Lexington, Kentucky, flights start April 3. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.
• Moline, Illinois, flights start Feb. 13. Intro fares begin at $69 a method.
• Omaha, Nebraska, flights start Feb. 14. Intro fares begin at $69 a method.
• Roanoke, Virginia, flights start Feb. 14. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.

Gulf Shores Worldwide Airport (GUF) in Alabama

• Belleville, Illinois, flights from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) start Could 23. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Bentonville/Fayetteville, Arkansas, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.
• Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Worldwide Airport flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.
• Houston’s William P. Passion Airport (HOU) flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Kansas Metropolis, Missouri flights start Could 24. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.
• Knoxville, Tennessee, flights start Could 21. Intro fares begin at $49 a method

Portland Worldwide Airport (PDX) in Oregon

• Fresno, California, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Cincinnati flights start Could 23. Intro fares begin at $79 a method.
• Flint, Michigan, flights start Could 23. Intro fares begin at $79 a method.
• Indianapolis flights start Could 23. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.

Washington’s Dulles Worldwide Airport (IAD) in Virginia

• Savannah, Georgia, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Knoxville, Tennessee, flights start Could 23. Intro fares begin at $39 a method.
• Destin/Fort Walton Seashore, Florida, flights start Could 24. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.
• Asheville, North Carolina, flights start June 20. Intro fares begin at $39 a method.

Colorado Springs Airport (COS) in Colorado

• Phoenix-Mesa flights start Feb. 12. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Santa Ana/Orange County, California, flights start Feb. 13. Into fares begin at $59 a method.
• St. Petersburg, Florida, flights start Feb. 14. Intro fares begin at $69 a method.

Myrtle Seashore Worldwide Airport (MYR) in South Carolina

• Grand Rapids, Michigan, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Niagara Falls, New York, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Plattsburgh, New York, flights start Could 15. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.

Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) in Ohio

• Jacksonville, Florida, flights start Could 23, 2025. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.
• Destin/Fort Walton Seashore, Florida, flights start Could 24. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.

Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS)

• Des Moines, Iowa, flights start Could 23. Intro fares begin at $69 a method.
• Savannah, Georgia, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.

Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) in South Carolina

• Fort Lauderdale flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Orlando Sanford Worldwide Airport (SFB) flights start Could 15. Intro fares begin at $39 a method.

Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN)

• Idaho Falls, Idaho, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Stockton, California, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.

Des Moines Worldwide Airport (DSM) in Iowa

• Jacksonville, Florida, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.
• Boston flights start Could 23. Intro fares begin at $69 a method.

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide Airport (FLL)

• Huntington, West Virginia, flights start Could 15. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.
• Columbia, South Carolina, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.
• Gerald R. Ford Worldwide Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Myrtle Seashore, South Carolina, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.
• Jacksonville, Florida, flights start Could 23. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) in Tennessee

• Punta Gorda, Florida, flights start Feb. 13. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.

Nashville Worldwide Airport (BNA)

• Shreveport, Louisiana, flights start Could 22. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.

Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport (EWR)

• Flint, Michigan, flights start Could 23. Intro fares begin at $49 a method.

Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport (PHX)

• Pittsburgh flights start Feb. 7. Intro fares from $79 a method.

Spokane Worldwide Airport (GEG) in Washington

• Los Angeles flights start Could 23. Intro fares begin at $59 a method.

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