ALLEGIANT AIR INAUGURATES FIRST FLIGHTS FROM LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX)
Airline Celebrates with Fares as Low as $29* One-Way
ALLEGIANT AIR INAUGURATES FIRST FLIGHTS FROMLOSANGELESINTERNATIONALAIRPORT (LAX)
Airline Celebrates with Fares as Low as $29* One-Way
(Los Angeles, California – May 1, 2009) Low-cost airline, Allegiant Air, LLC, a subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT,) will soon inaugurate nonstop service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to 13 of America’s “favorite” small cites beginning Friday, May 1. To celebrate, the low-cost airline is offering special fares to/from LAX starting at $29*one-way.
With the launch of this new service, the low-fare airline will provide the onlynonstop, low-cost service to the following cities from LAX (listed in chronological order):
- Medford , Ore. – Service begins May 1
- Grand Junction , Colo. – Service begins May 1
- Bellingham , Wash. – Service begins May 2
- Missoula , Mont. – Service begins May 2
- Springfield , Mo. – Service begins May 3
- Monterey , Calif. – Service begins May 3
- Billings , Mont. – Service begins May 22
- Northwest Arkansas – Service begins May 22
- Fargo , N.D. – Service begins May 23
- Sioux Falls , S.D. – Service begins May 23
- Wichita , Kan. – Service begins May 23
- Des Moines , Iowa – Service begins May 24
- McAllen , Texas – Service begins May 24
“We’re extremely pleased to celebrate our first flights from Los Angeles International Airport and add Southern California to our roster of world-class leisure destinations,” Maurice J. Gallagher Jr., Allegiant Travel Company president and CEO, said. “We look forward to a successful relationship with the airport, area resorts and community leaders.”
"Allegiant Air has operated successfully in a very challenging aviation marketplace by attracting travelers with the right mix of service options and value," said Gina Marie Lindsey, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports.
A leisure customer focused travel company, Allegiant Air currently provides low-cost scheduled service to more than 70 cities across the U.S., with 41 routes to Las Vegas, 30 routes to Orlando, 20 routes to the Tampa Bay area, seven routes to Fort Lauderdale, 15 routes to Phoenix-Mesa, two routes to SanDiego, two routes to Myrtle Beach, two routes to the San Francisco area and two routes to the Southwest Florida Coast.
As a full-service travel company, Allegiant provides even greater savings to customers by offering complete, low-cost vacation packages with 14 area hotels including hotels in the Huntington Beach, Beverly Hills, Long Beach, Newport and Anaheim areas. The company will provide low-cost car rental service through its partnership with Alamo Rent a Car.
Reservations may be made through the company’s website at www.allegiantair .com , the airline’s ReservationsCenter at 702-505-8888 or professional travel agents.
About the $29* one-way fare:
*$29 one-way fares is to/from LAX to/from Monterey, Calf. Seats are limited. Fares are one-way and not available on all flights. Must be purchased by May 13, 2009 for travel completed by Sept. 30, 2009. Offer not available May 22-25, 2009 and July 2-6, 2009. Seven day advance purchase required. Prices do not include PFC, segment tax or Sept. 11 security fee of up to $10.60 per segment. A segment is one take-off and one landing. A convenience fee of $13.50 per passenger will apply when booked on allegiantair.com. A convenience fee of $13.50 per passenger, plus $10 per segment, will apply when purchased through Allegiant Air call center. Purchases made at any Allegiant Air Airport Ticket Office will not incur a convenience or call-center fee. When purchased at time of booking, a fee of $15 for first checked bag and $25 for second checked bag will apply per person, per segment. If purchased at flight check-in, a fee of $25 for the first checked bag and $35 for the second checked bag per person, per segment will apply. In all cases additional higher fees will apply for three or more checked bags. Fare rules, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice. Restrictions apply.
About the Organizations
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Company is focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix-Mesa, Orlando, Fla., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla.
Through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, the company operates a low-cost, high-efficiency, all-jet passenger airline offering air travel both on a stand-alone basis and bundled with hotel rooms, rental cars and other travel related services.
Los Angeles World Airports is the Los AngelesCity department that owns and operates LAX, LA/Ontario International (ONT) and Van Nuys airports (VNY).
