Allegiant announces 34 new routes

Allegiant Air will launch 34 new nonstop routes to domestic leisure destinations as the airline continues to plan for customers to return in larger numbers during the summer travel season. The Las Vegas-based airline says on 9 February that it is expanding its point-to-point schedule to and from mainly secondary cities, a strategy that has brought the ultra-low-cost airline success in the past. The flights will launch in May, June and July. “As summer approaches, we expect a lot of pent-up demand for travel, especially for places where people can hike, fish, camp or visit the beach,” says Drew Wells, Allegiant’s senior VP of revenue. “With this expansion, we’ve added even more service to destinations known for their outdoor appeal.” The carrier will be adding flights to airports near popular beaches and theme parks, for example in Georgia, Texas and Florida, but also those near national parks and wilderness areas, like Bozeman, Montana, Boise, Idaho and Bangor, Maine. In addition, the airline will offer nine dedicated routes to Rapid City, South Dakota in August, for participants of an annual motorcycle rally in the region that attracts up to 500,000 people. In 2020, that rally was deemed responsible for one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the USA.<br/>