Allegiant Air

The airport recently secured a new customer in Canadian ULCC Swoop.

The carrier will begin flying from Phoenix Sky Harbor in October alongside its existing operations from Phoenix Mesa Gateway.

The ULCC is rightfully boasting that it could be the first U.S. operator to fully recover and its market capitalization has already surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

The ULCC is the first US airline to grow compared to 2019.

Three Airbus A320s will be stationed at the ULCC’s new base from November.

U.S. federal lawmakers are sending airlines another $14 billion to prop up payrolls until Sept. 30, which they hope will see the industry through to recovery.

A trio of new US cities are set to join the Dallas-based carrier’s route map.

The US industry is optimistic air traffic is headed for a rebound.

U.S. leisure carrier Allegiant Air is adding 34 new nonstop routes to its summer schedule, plus a further nine limited-time services to support South Dakota’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August.

The Las Vegas-based carrier is confident that leisure travel will drive the recovery.

While major US airlines are cutting capacity, Allegiant could grow as much as 19% in 2021.

Allegiant Air continues to buck trends during the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to slightly grow its Q1 capacity on 2019 levels while larger operators in the U.S. plan significant cuts through March.

Two aircraft will be based at the Iowa airport from July.

Routes details a selection of routes scheduled to start this month.

Portland, Key West and Jackson Hole are joining the Las Vegas-based airline’s network.

Routes takes a look at the carrier’s current operations following news of 13 new US domestic routes.

The Las Vegas-based ULCC is adding 15 routes to its network, including two new destinations.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air believes the COVID-19 pandemic is creating opportunities to acquire used aircraft without huge capital outlays.

Allegiant Air will add seven new seasonal routes this winter, in an attempt to capitalize on modest demand to outdoor leisure destinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Allegiant Air has launched seven new nonstop routes and announced the resumption of a previously served service between Bozeman and Nashville, Tennessee.

Allegiant Air will continue to serve Owensboro, Kentucky, but is waiting on a U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) response to its request to change service in 10 other markets.

Airline operated higher percentage of its schedule than any other US airline.

Allegiant Air will furlough 275 pilots in October, after posting a $95 million net loss in the 2020 second quarter (Q2), despite outperforming its peers on a host of key metrics.

Several US states have reported increases in the number of people with the virus, which has negatively impacted bookings and tempered third-quarter expectations.

Allegiant Air will relax its pace of growth in the 2020 third quarter (Q3) citing deteriorating booking trends caused by a surge in COVID-19 cases across the U.S.