Allegiant Air Inaugurates Nonstop Service to South Florida with $29* One-Way Fares
May 27, 2009
COLUMBIA, SC – May 27, 2009 – Columbia, S.C. residents get ready to soak up the sun in South Florida! Low-cost airline, Allegiant Air, LLC today inaugurates nonstop service from Columbia Metropolitan Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. To celebrate the launch of Columbia’s only nonstop service to South Florida, the low-fare carrier is offering flights as low as $29* each-way.
“We are extremely pleased to offer the Columbia community yet another Florida vacation destination,” Maurice J. Gallagher Jr., Allegiant Travel Company president and CEO, said. “This is an exciting new addition for our airline and our customers as we launch the only nonstop, all-jet service between the Columbia and South Florida.”
The new flights operate two times weekly, with service Wednesday and Saturday. Flights depart Columbia at 6:55 p.m. arriving in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at 8:25 p.m. Flights leaving Fort Lauderdale will depart at 4:40 p.m. arriving in Columbia at 6:15 p.m. (all flight times are local.) Allegiant began service to Orlando, Fla. Feb. 25.
“We are pleased with Allegiant’s commitment to our community by adding nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale just three months after beginning nonstop service to Orlando,” Mike Flack, executive director of Columbia Metropolitan Airport, said. “With summer travel upon us, the timing couldn’t be better. I hope our travelers will take advantage of Allegiant’s low fares and affordable vacation packages.”
Fort Lauderdale offers the ultimate escape to sunny South Florida, with miles of blue waterways, soft golden sand and gentle ocean breezes. Located in the center of South Florida’s Gold Coast, 40 miles from Palm Beach and 25 miles from Miami, Fort Lauderdale stretches from Deerfield Beach and Pompano Beach in the north to Hollywood and Hallandale Beach in the south. The area offers 300 miles of navigable inland waterways and 44,000 resident yachts, making it recognized as the “Yachting Capital of the World” and the “Venice of America.” From the Blue Wave beaches, to the yacht-filled waterways, to the exotic Everglades, every visit is a fresh taste of paradise.
The airline commented market research and input from local community leaders indicate Columbia welcomes the new nonstop flights and low fares to Fort Lauderdale as an alternative to connecting flights and long drives to other airports. Allegiant will utilize a 130-seat, MD-80 series, jet-aircraft on the route.
The Allegiant Vacations division of the company allows customers to double their sunshine fun with complete vacation packages with more than 20 area resorts, including hotels in the Fort Lauderdale, Miami/South Beach, Palm Beach and The Keys. Partner properties include Hyatt Regency Bonaventure, Sheraton Yankee Clipper/Trader, Westin Fort Lauderdale, Holiday Inn Express and Candlewood Suites. Low-cost packages are available to include not only air and hotel, but car rentals for additional savings.
The $29* sale fares are available for a limited time and must be purchased by June 10, 2009 for travel completed by Sept. 30, 2009. Reservations may be made through the company’s Web site at www.allegiantair.com, the airline’s Reservations Center at 702-505-8888 or professional travel agents.
About the $29* one-way fare:
Seats are limited. Fares are one-way and not available on all flights. Must be purchased by June 10, 2009 for travel completed by Sept. 30, 2009. Offer not available July 2-6, 2009. Seven day advance purchase required. Prices do not include PFC, segment tax or Sept. 11 security fee of up to $10.60 per segment. A segment is one take-off and one landing. A convenience fee of $13.50 per passenger will apply when booked on allegiantair.com. A convenience fee of $13.50 per passenger, plus $10 per segment, will apply when purchased through Allegiant Air call center. Purchases made at any Allegiant Air Airport Ticket Office will not incur a convenience or call-center fee. When purchased at time of booking, a fee of $15 for first checked bag and $25 for second checked bag will apply per person, per segment. If purchased at flight check-in, a fee of $25 for the first checked bag and $35 for the second checked bag per person, per segment will apply. In all cases additional higher fees will apply for three or more checked bags. Fare rules, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice. Restrictions apply.
About Allegiant Air
Las Vegas based Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT), is focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations such as Las Vegas, Orlando, Fla. Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla., Phoenix-Mesa, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, the Company operates a low-cost, high-efficiency, all-jet passenger airline offering air travel both on a stand-alone basis and bundled with hotel rooms, rental cars and other travel related services.
