Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, operates as an ultra-low-cost carrier specializing in leisure travel to vacation destinations. Unlike most US carriers, Allegiant focuses on connecting small and mid-sized cities directly to popular leisure markets, bypassing traditional hub airports. The airline's primary focus cities include Las Vegas, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, Punta Gorda (near Fort Myers), Sanford (near Orlando), and Destin-Fort Walton Beach. Allegiant's fleet consists of Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft, having transitioned from an older fleet of MD-80 series aircraft. The airline operates many routes on a limited frequency schedule, often two to four times per week, matching capacity to leisure travel demand patterns. Allegiant's revenue model relies heavily on ancillary products, including baggage fees, seat selection, priority boarding, and bundled travel packages that combine flights with hotel reservations and car rentals through Allegiant's own booking platform. The carrier does not participate in any global airline alliance and does not operate codeshare flights. Allegiant's allways rewards loyalty program uses a points-based system for flight redemptions. The airline is a subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company, which also operates Sunseeker Resorts, a hotel property in Charlotte Harbor, Florida, reflecting the company's strategy to integrate air travel with vacation accommodation offerings.