Also, Allegiant flies to many secondary airports where landing fees are less expensive. You will find plenty of add-on fees. One of the major expenses of an Allegiant flight is bag fees. For one thing, Allegiant charges for carry-on bags. You can however bring a personal item on board for free. Allegiant had a reputation in the past of having an older fleet — and making a lot of emergency landings and aborted take-offs because of mechanical issues.
In place of its older McDonnell Douglas MD planes, Allegiant has switched to an all-Airbus fleet and has not made any headlines recently related to safety concerns. That business model served the carrier well, allowing it to post profits as it carved out a unique niche by connecting smaller markets to leisure destinations on nonstop flights. Including its latest profit announced on Friday , Allegiant has posted a profit in 54 consecutive quarters.
Allegiant still has about 50 of those jets in its fleet, but is rapidly phasing those out in its switch to an all-Airbus fleet.
The airline maxed out at six of the type and primarily used them for routes to Hawaii. In , when Allegiant entered into a purchase agreement for six Boeing s, the airline only operated MD aircraft , which could not make the hop to Hawaii.
By , Allegiant exited the Hawaiian market and waved goodbye to its Boeing aircraft, citing low demand; the airline pulled out entirely and has not returned to the islands since. For this, the carrier needs a plane that checks all the right boxes. Allegiant needs an aircraft that can fly more people and do it without increasing its costs by much.
The Airbus A has significant commonality with the Airbus As and As, meaning the incremental costs of adding the Airbus A are much lower than adding a Boeing The second thing to recognize is that the market right now has many aircraft for cheap coming around. Assuming an airline is willing to retire older owned Airbus As or cancel their leases, Allegiant could scoop up some planes for cheap, but the airline does not want to add them now.
We do things a little differently than every other airline. We fly from smaller regional airports and a few big ones, too. You pay for the services you choose to use. For example, not everyone travels with checked luggage, so instead of adding a bag fee to every ticket, you only pay to cover the costs of the bags you choose to bring. Allegiant customers are eligible for exclusive savings on hotel rooms and rental cars as part of an airline ticket package. We want to be the one airline you think of when you need a great vacation at a great price.
Travelers are advised to book in advance through the Allegiant Air Web site or customer call center. Airline tickets for same day travel may be purchased at the airport ticket counter based on availability.
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