Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air Allegiant Travel Co. is working and the scheduled charter flights It is owned by American Airlines, a low-cost. Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) 2,848 publicly traded company and workers with more than $ 2.6 billion dollars in market capitalization. Summerlin corporate headquarters, Nevada, Las Vegas in a suburban community.

History

Founding

Allegiant Air Mitch Allee (owner, CEO), Jim Patterson (President) and Capt. Dave Beadle (pilot) was founded in January 1997. At first, the way the airline on June 19, 1998 (.: Allegiant Air "high end" and is now established as a charter airline in Las Vegas, Nevada, was completely different from the outside air to operate the airline, please note) FAA and DOT received certification
WestJet was founded in 1997 under the name Allegiant Express. Rapid City, South Dakota and West Jet Airlines Center with WestJet Airlines and Canadian trademark dispute with similarity to the name, the name of the airline Allegiant Air also adopted in 1998 in scheduled and charter airline assignments, Canada and Mexico received a Certificate of Operation Charter service has authority. Allegiant Travel wholly owned airline has over 2848 employees.

Restructuring

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-21 and Scheduled Service Douglas DC-9-51 aircraft with the Fresno Yosemite International Airport at the world, Las Vegas and Fresno, California, in the midst of the airline's primary hub, began on October 15, 1998. In 1999, during the second half of the airline between Las Vegas and Fresno via Fresno and Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe, Burbank and Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas and was working nonstop flights and flying a stop direct service. Shortly after the shutdown in 1999 WinAir Airlines, Allegiant Air, Long Beach, CA (LGB) in 2000, opened a small center-Fresno, Fresno, Las Vegas and more direct service to Las Vegas was working nonstop flights. [9] Later in 2000, Allegiant continues to expand a parking lot in addition to lead Portland-Reno, and Reno-Fresno nonstops to Portland, OR to Reno to operate new flights in addition to Long Beach from Lake Tahoe Airport continuously operated jet service between the airport service through Reno Portland and being operated between Fresno. [10] However, Allegiant own costs and December 13, 2000, Allegiant Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection and J. Morris was unable to bring in enough money to cover the charge Gallagher, Jr., the airline's main creditor, found during the inspection business reorganization.

In June 2001, Gallagher, low cost model of air movement; After 2015, as they already worked with WestAir, after the tragedy of Flight 592 and the previous CEO as ValuJet Airlines in Las Vegas, where we are talking about, and operations have been moved to headquarters, Gallagher, now in the form of large air lead to a change in the air roads were serving with the mainline planes by focusing on fewer markets. Gallagher, Chief Executive and Allegiant remains chairman.

In March 2002, Allegiant successfully exited bankruptcy and Laughlin, Nevada and Reno, NV entered into a long-term contract with Harrah's casinos to provide charter service. At the same time, the airline McDonnell Douglas MD-80 developed the first jetliner. From 2002 to 2004 through the appointment service business model built in 2004, Allegiant Air and hotel packages are classified in Las Vegas was on board to provide 13 small towns.

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In November 2006, Allegiant offered a registration statement with its initial public offering of common stock staged a Security and Exchange Commission in anticipation. This ticker symbol "ALGT" is listed on NASDAQ under the stock market.

October 25, 2007, the airline Allegiant previously presented to the Phoenix metropolitan area by connecting 13 cities and a new city, Mesa, Arizona Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and the city focus on surgery will be opened in accordance with a fourth. Two of the four gates of the airport increased the number of flights to Phoenix, and Allegiant Triple authorized 10,000 sq ft in August 2008 (930 M2) expansion, announced. The expansion, to be repaid by passenger fees, which is funded by Allegiant for a loan.
November 14, 2007, Allegiant Allegiant other cities connecting to South Florida, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood opened the world's attention fifth of the city and its operations base at the international airport.
In January 2008, Allegiant Airport in Washington, Bellingham International Airport opened its sixth. The airline bases Bellingham as part of an expansion McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft and two. Bellingham routes used only in Las Vegas, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Francisco and Phoenix include. Proximity with most of the expansion Vancouver in Bellingham, British Columbia, was driven by the desert.

2010's

On July 1, 2010 Allegiant Long Beach, Long Beach Airport in California plane flight to the first flight. Airlines also fly several times a week, Bellingham world designed from the international airport and Stockton; However, Allegiant Las Vegas, Phoenix / Mesa and San Diego continued to Stockton flights flown but there is no service between these two cities currently.

In February 2010, Allegiant Michigan Grand Rapids' Gerald R. Ford World opened in accordance with the Ninth International Airport. Grand Rapids two McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft based on the air, but continues to fly out of Grand Rapids in the ability to offer airline and airport status ended in 2011, according to the center.

In March 2010, Allegiant July 2011, on the fourth quarter of 2011, with FAA gained approval by Boeing used as part of the Hawaii flights, with plans to reach since the beginning of 2010, six 757-200 aircraft purchased, and then get ETOPS appropriate level in order to be able to serve Hawaii I worked with the FAA. Allegiant currently in Las Vegas, Nevada and Los Angeles, Canada from Honolulu to continuously Boeing 757 service [19] Allegiant valid since the end of the service in Hawaii in 2016, and its fleet of 757 aircraft announced it will remove all.

In November 2011, Allegiant closed its facility in Long Beach and Los Angeles International (LAX) Los Angeles area and all flights were consolidated.

In 2014, Cincinnati 11 destinations with 40 departures a week, Allegiant's largest O & D (Origination and Destination) city. This 15 destinations and 59 weekly flights to winter 2016, as increased.
In July, 2015, in Asheville Regional Airport and Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport said it would depend on Allegiant International Airport in accordance with the first legs in the air is not a place of rest.
Since October 2015, Allegiant has been closely monitored due to a number of FAA safety issues last year.

November 17, 2015 Allegiant Air was the first airline in 2017 for the Boeing 757-200 ETOPS aircraft configured in August 2016, as well as the Boeing 757 fleet retirement effective in the US mainland and Hawaii, all flights between the Hawaiian announced the termination of service.

Headquarters

Summerlin corporate headquarters, Nevada, Las Vegas master-planned suburban community, are in Nevada.

Business model

Allegiant like Punta Gorda, Tampa Bay, Las Vegas, Orlando, Los Angeles and Phoenix, such as heating and air-tourism destinations, RV travelers, aims primarily to serve cold, especially in northern climates. [25] In addition, the capital will see a few direct flights by major carriers serve smaller destinations. According to Peoria, Illinois Airlines as the market is great, served only as a center and outpatient services that require a connection. In October 2009, Allegiant was only five championships more than 136 lines.

This is not to fly in Canada, though, Allegiant that advertises widely in Canada and the United States-about a dozen small airports near the border with flies. Many Canadians are its customers as Bellingham, Washington (BLI), Niagara Falls, New York (IAG), Syracuse, New York (Syr), Grand Forks, North Dakota (GFK) and Plattsburgh, New York (PBG), who, like airports US airports can save money on board.
To keep a relatively low ticket prices, Allegiant frequently included entertainment such as points or on-board flights, and no harsh lower frequency provides.

Such Orlando Sanford International Airport as an airport where a small fee is less than the cost / secondary airports, chooses to use. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Allegiant is now the only provider of services. However, since 2015, Allegiant like Cincinnati, Memphis, Raleigh / Durham and San Antonio as airports, has been growing.

Allegiant already McCarran International (Las Vegas) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, including a number of airports, to the flies. In June 2013, with Allegiant in Las Vegas and Austin, more than 40 plan to compete with Southwest Airlines, providing direct flights between destinations in the center of a medium-roads by 10 carriers deviated from this strategy. The airline also major airline, operating several lines of less than two or three times a week nonstop. This allows yemitedelewi takes a little less time-pressured and aircraft maintenance.

In February 2011, Allegiant passengers to sell two types of tickets to the idea of ​​a limited amount of high-cost and less time-of-departure tickets in advance, but tickets can be paid based on the value of aviation fuel added.

In 2012, the US Department of Transportation regulations require an extensive body also banned the practice of taxes and fees included in airfares. Allegiant, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines, along with these new rules collapsing to the DOT sued. District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of the United States Court of Appeals for the DOT on July 24, 2012
And the United States Supreme Court on a lack of 1 April 2013.

Ancillary income

Ryanair also of Ireland, those who invest in the Allegiant, founded a family of low-cost airlines like Ryan Air Support wants to support the ticket revenue. Support Payments by credit card to pay for these (and other small personal items) carried on the bag, checking luggage on board buy food and drink, to get advance seat assignment, and more. I would pay you $ 110, you face if you tried to charge Allegiant CEO Maurice Gallagher. At the end of your trip you have to collect more than $ 110 ", in 2009, he said. But I tell you, if you sell a $ 75 ticket and you may choose no other."

Allegiant also a tourist attraction and hotel rooms, car rentals and more than earns commissions by entry on his Web site. This brand Allegiant vacation package under the lid and sells. The company Orlando and Daytona Beach, Florida, Las Vegas has an appointment with 34 locations and 21 hotels. In 2008, the airline sold 400,000 hotel room nights. Hotel and car rental packages commissions on airline income, one-third are from.
In 2009, passenger revenues were $ 33.35 per supporter.

Flights Charter

Allegiant Air Charter contributed operating income of 7% in 2009.
In March 2011, Allegiant West Wendover, Nevada Peppermill three casinos to shuttle customers Peppermill Casino Wendover for the airport, Inc. Charter took over the service; Montego Bay Resort is, to Wendover Rainbow and Peppermill Wendover.Allegiant a 150-seat, MD-80 series jet was Wendover and maintenance, flight and Let sites, including more than 20 staff members, is based.

Fleet development

Allegiant Air service is based on a US provider of MD-80 series is to be operated in all five subtypes. January 4, 2010, SAS group with Allegiant Travel Company, built in 1980, profit of 18 MD-80 series aircraft are sold.
In March 2010, Allegiant Hawaii with the first two months of supply in the next six Boeing 757-200 flights from Thompson climate control. Since September 2011, Allegiant Airlines introduced service to the center of the Las Vegas 757. Allegiant ETOPS to Hawaii after the service began using structured 757s. Fresno, Las Vegas and Honolulu, Hawaii destinations are constantly appointment with the service. Nonstop service to Honolulu and Bellingham, Boise, (via Mesa Gateway Airport) Eugene, Phoenix, Santa Maria and Stockton from Spokane added. Hawaii nonstop service Monterey, CA than planned, but the operation correctly. Allegiant began service to reduce Hawaii; And expires in 2016, is currently the only scheduled service with all Honolulu Honolulu and Las Vegas-Los Angeles-Honolulu nonstops works.
In September 2010, Allegiant plane began to reconfigure MD-80 fleet from 166 seats to 150 seats per hour. The project involves removing planes from boats to add 16 additional seats. The MD-80 variants were completed at the end of September 2013.

In July 2012, Allegiant also announced future Airbus A319-100 aircraft to its fleet. Aircraft are already on the side of easyJet and Cebu Pacific. Two former easyJet plane in December 2012 and 6 in 2015. In 2014, on the other, entered service in 2013; Allegiant, an inability to agree on the economic provisions specifying canceled an agreement with Cebu Pacific. Allegiant 2016 until the beginning of this year, which will deliver Cebu Pacific purchased more than 6 A319s, May 1, 2013, Allegiant previously operated by another easyJet A319 aircraft purchased and February 23, 2015, in the third quarter of 2013 to enter the service.
In 2013, Allegiant Spanish flag carrier Iberia Airbus A320-200 aircraft had 9. The seven A320s in 2013 and set out in Mexico, the Rocky Mountains in the destinations, as well as Charlottesville and Virginia and Trenton, including new markets such as airfields Shenandoah Valley in New Jersey, were used to progress. February 24, 2015, Allegiant Airlines Airbus A320 Airbus directly to a firm order announced for 2015 and later in 2015 to enter service in which the Philippine Airlines announced the purchase of 2 additional A320s, the first time it is purchased directly from this new provider from the plane.