The Wandering Disciple

To help spotlight the upcoming animated film "Ron's Gone Wrong", Allegiant Air has debuted their new livery featuring Barney and his best friend out of the box. While the film may be hitting the big screens on October 21, you can spot this new livery at an airport near you. (Photo: October 9, 2021)

  An Allegiant Air flight departs Punta Gorda Airport into another colorful Southwest Florida sunset.  Allegiant began servicing Punta Gorda Airport in 2008 and today is the sole air carrier of the airport.  Their service connects passengers to over 50 destinations throughout the country.  (Photo: October 13, 2007)

This brief pause in the 2019 Florida International Air Show is brought to you by Allegiant Air. The staple of passenger travel at Punta Gorda Airport, Allegiant Air is coming and going daily serving over 45 cities. The low cost airline connects Charlotte County with destinations throughout the east coast and midwest. (Photo: November 3, 2019)

Sarasota, Florida:   Caught a few hours of arrival traffic today at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.  The winds favored Runway 14 in use so I chose a spot at the approach side of Runway 14 near Erickson Marine.  This location at the dead-end of Somerset provide a great view of arrival traffic as well as some up close taxi views for the departing aircraft.  Here is a look at what I saw today: Piper Cherokee - N9614C   Bombardier Challenger 300 - N874WD   Airbus A319 - N310NV Cirrus Vision Jet - N348MW    Boeing 737-900 - N27477   Cessna Citation Excel - N632XL   Embraer Phenom 300 - N427QS   Airbus A320 - N547JB   McDonnell Douglas MD-88 - N947DL   Airbus A319 - N810AW   Embraer 175 - N429YX   Robinson R-44 - N60FM   Airbus A319 - N820UA McDonnell Douglas MD-88 - N983DL  

Punta Gorda, Florida: On the way back from Fort Myers, I checked Flightradar24.com and saw there were a few Allegiant flight movements at Punta Gorda Airport as I passed by on I-75. Runway 4 was in use so I found a spot at the end of Challenger Boulevard with a clear view of departing aircraft on Runway 4. Here is a look at what I was able to photograph: Airbus A320 - N257NV PT-22 Recruit - N47210 Airbus A320 - N262NV Airbus A320 - N260NV

An Allegiant flight taxis to the terminal at Punta Gorda Airport, bringing new visitors to the Sunshine State.  Since beginning commercial service to Punta Gorda, Allegiant's operations continue to grow at the airport.  Allegiant now connects the Sunshine State with almost forty destinations.  (Photo: October 14, 2017)

A trio of Allegiant Air Airbus 320's parked outside the Bailey Terminal at the Punta Gorda Airport.  The low cost airline provides passengers with service to over 30 destinations from the Charlotte Harbor region of Southwest Florida.  (Photo: October 23, 2016)

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 Sta...