Allegiant doles out surprise 'refunds' ahead of Tax Day

There will be a Tax Day silver lining for a few hundred Allegiant Air passengers this year. The leisure carrier surprised 159 passengers aboard a flight Friday by refunding their airfare. Allegiant says it will do the same for five additional flights through Monday. That’s the national "Tax Day" deadline for 2016, substituting for the usual April 15 date this year thanks to a Washington, DC, holiday that’s being observed Friday. Allegiant said it would give the surprise Tax Day-themed refunds to another flight Saturday as well as one Sunday. Then, on this year's actual Tax Day April 18, Allegiant will refund fliers on three more flights. The carrier declined to say which flights so that it would remain a surprise for customers. <br/>