Allegiant Air News

An Allegiant Air flight from Fargo, N.D. called in an emergency shortly before landing at McCarran International Airport on Monday.

Frontier Airlines announced that this summer it will become the third U.S. airline to charge passengers a fee to bring carry-on bags into the cabin.

Allegiant Travel Company Presenting at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference LAS VEGAS - Allegiant Travel Company will be presenting at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference in Boston on Thursday, May 16.

Rachel Francis, 20, of Surrey, British Columbia, is charged with second-degree assault after an incident Thursday in which she got into a confrontation with two deputy sheriffs at Honolulu Airport while being questioned about her conduct aboard an Allegiant Air flight from Washington state.

Today Allegiant announced that it is rolling out a new campaign for the summer, challenging travelers to Dodge High Fares! The company, known for its exceptional travel deals and ultra-low fares, kicks off its new campaign today with a series of television and radio ads.

To say that airline fees are getting out of hand could be quite the understatement.

A spokeswoman for the Hawaii Department of Public Safety says two Canadian women were arrested after a minor scuffle with deputies at the Honolulu airport.

ALLEGIANT REPORTS APRIL 2013 TRAFFIC Las Vegas. - Allegiant Travel Company today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for April 2013.

LAST year, Winnipeg's Richardson International Airport lost about 100,000 potential passengers to the Grand Forks airport and Allegiant Air's low-cost flights to Las Vegas and Phoenix.

Here's a news release from the Port of Bellingham about the new baggage claim carousel, which began service on Monday, April 29: The new baggage claim carousel began operations just in time for nearly 300 passengers arriving from Las Vegas on Allegiant Air and Alaska Air.

The firm currently has a "strong-buy" rating on the stock. Shares of Allegiant Travel traded down 0.74% during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $89.79. Allegiant Travel has a 52 week low of $58.62 and a 52 week high of $93.47. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $87.01. The company has a market cap of $1.724 billion and a P/E ratio ... (more)

The FAA will continue to work with the airlines throughout the day to try and minimize delays for travelers.

Allegiant has now served more than 4 million total travelers at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport since the first flight took off in November 2006 en route to Allentown, Pa.

Does the city really want Lunken Airport to have commercial air traffic, a possibility now that Allegiant Air has expressed interest in launching service from there? Fred Anderton , the manager for the city-owned airport, said under federal law Lunken is a part of the nation's overall air transportation network and can't refuse to host commercial ... (more)

ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY FIRST QUARTER 2013 FINANCIAL RESULTS 41st Consecutive Profitable Quarter First Quarter Fully Diluted Earnings per Share of $1.65 Share repurchase authority approved to $100 million LAS VEGAS.

Allegiant Travel posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $1.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.20, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports.

Alaska Airlines is one of four airlines that plan to cut back on their flights between Hawaii and the Mainland later this year.

Cincinnati officials continue to explore bringing commercial air service back to Lunken Airport.

Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford served 35,453 passengers in March.