wxman Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 A new budget, domestic carrier will launch at HOU. Allegiant air will kick flights off in May. Yawn. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2020/01/14/allegiant-air-adds-44-new-routes-including-boston-chicago-houston/4458672002/ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Knoxville, Asheville, Savannah and Destin. All good weekend destinations. Not a great airline to fly, but the destinations are good and underserved from Houston. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Great news. The more competition, the better. (Although I was hoping they’d push for EFD, open a base, and work closely with the cruise lines.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 All cities that United has either dropped or cut flights to. It's nice to see another airline at Hobby. Bring back Muse! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Allegiant announced that they are adding more flights from Hobby: Des Moines (July 1) Springfield (May 28) Lexington (June 3) https://ir.allegiantair.com/news-releases/news-release-details/allegiant-announces-major-service-expansion-34-new-nonstop 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Isn't Allegiant famous for crappy maintenance and engine failures? That's not a list of cities that are on my list to visit, although, I was surprised at the number of IT contractors we had that had worked in Iowa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 26 minutes ago, Ross said: Isn't Allegiant famous for crappy maintenance and engine failures? That was back when their fleet was comprised of a lot of older MD-80s. They've all been replaced with newer Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Looks like twice weekly service to Provo, Utah this winter. Interesting. I guess it works for ski travel but Park City folks are not flying Allegiant and SLC is closer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 6 hours ago, KinkaidAlum said: Looks like twice weekly service to Provo, Utah this winter. Interesting. I guess it works for ski travel but Park City folks are not flying Allegiant and SLC is closer. You have to wonder if the landing fees/terminal rent is that much lower in Provo for it to be worth it. Then again, a bunch of small airports subsidize the flights sometimes like Branson. Currently Provo is on the schedule through May 15 on Sunday and Thursday departures. Flight time on a random date in may is 1211-1417. Return is 0854-1240. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, wilcal said: You have to wonder if the landing fees/terminal rent is that much lower in Provo for it to be worth it. The answer to that question is almost always a resounding no, but especially in this case. SLC was an extraordinarily low cost airport and was debt free when Allegiant started PVU. It's changed now with the new terminal but still very low cost for a new facility. (MSY also in this bucket. The new terminal was built when all the outstanding debt for the old terminal was paid off.) Allegiant serves plenty of decent-sized markets (100K+ population, relatively affluent) like PVU and these decisions have very little to do with airport costs. They do love having a facility to themselves, though. 2 hours ago, wilcal said: Then again, a bunch of small airports subsidize the flights sometimes like Branson. BKG is a different airport altogether and a very special case as it was a fully privatized development and not subject to FAA grant assurances with subsidizing airlines. Not sure if it has "opted in" yet considering it has not been successful. FAA regulations allow airport operators only to waive fees for 2 years--any additional subsidy (either longer than 2 years, revenue guarantees, or direct operating subsidies) by the government entity that operates the airport (in Houston's case, the City of Houston) is not allowed. Some cities have created "travel banks" through their chambers of commerce to provide revenue guarantees, but it doesn't come from the airport. The other common subsidies are grants from the federal government, either through the EAS or SCASD program. The above said . . . (1) I never thought Houston would have nonstop service to Provo, Utah; and (2) I find Allegiant's service from Houston to be pretty fascinating. There's service for outbound vacation destinations but they also seem to be serving Houston as an inbound leisure destination, which is novel. Edited September 22, 2021 by mattyt36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) On 9/22/2021 at 12:17 AM, KinkaidAlum said: Looks like twice weekly service to Provo, Utah this winter. Interesting. I guess it works for ski travel but Park City folks are not flying Allegiant and SLC is closer. Interesting since both BYU and University of Houston were recently admitted into the Big 12 conference. This seems to be frontrunning that. Not to mention would pick up those who are going skiing. Probably not in Park City, but will instead maybe take the Frontrunner train to the southern part of the Salt Lake Valley and then take a bus up the mountain to Solitude or Alta. I might actually consider this flight in the future as an alternative to SLC if the price is right. Edited October 7, 2021 by Luminare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 4:19 PM, Luminare said: Interesting since both BYU and University of Houston were recently admitted into the Big 12 conference. This seems to be frontrunning that. Not to mention would pick up those who are going skiing. Probably not in Park City, but will instead maybe take the Frontrunner train to the southern part of the Salt Lake Valley and then take a bus up the mountain to Solitude or Alta. I might actually consider this flight in the future as an alternative to SLC if the price is right. If Allegiant's rationale for starting this route was BYU and UH joining the Big 12 Conference, well, then, they need new route planners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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