Airline Profile: Allegiant Air

Las Vegas, Nevada: Connecting cities that do not have regular commercial service is a model that has proven successful for Allegiant Air. They help ease the commute by flying directly into popular warm weather destinations that are otherwise neglected by the larger airlines all without compromising the convenience of flying in a large jet.

Allegiant Air began offering flights in 1999. Their original operations were based in Fresno. The early years were rough for Allegiant as they were forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2000.

The bankruptcy forced Allegiant to change their business model to focus on providing service to smaller airports that were not served by large airlines. The change in focus combined with a contract to charter casino trips for Harrah’s led to Allegiant coming out of bankruptcy in 2002.

Since then, the airline has expanded considerably. They now have now expanded into seven base cities that provide service to 70 destinations in the United States. They also provide charter service into Canada and Mexico as well.

Allegiant has a fleet of 52 active aircraft. 51 of them are various models in the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series. The other aircraft is a Boeing 757-200.

The change in business model has proven extremely successful for Allegiant. They were one of only two domestic airlines to report a profit during the oil crisis of 2008. They have also been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of America’s Best Small Companies and by Fortune 100 as one of the fasted growing companies.

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