Allegiant, JetBlue fight for Fort Lauderdale
May 24, 2026
The two airlines are adding dozens of flights to Spirit’s former main hub
The two airlines are adding dozens of flights to Spirit’s former main hub
Allegiant acquiring Sun Country in $1.5 billion deal between low-cost carriers
Budget carrier Allegiant plans a major expansion while its pilots picket and threaten a strike
JetBlue and Allegiant expand routes, especially from Florida airports, in some cases going head-to-head against established competitors.
Allegiant is adding not only new routes, but for the first time is buying new planes instead of used.
Newark’s Liberty International Airport, one of NYC’s airport trio, is getting a bunch of new attention and new routes lately, due to an easing of
Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant gets its first New York area flights, and also adds Denver and Ogdensburg.
Allegiant refunds airfares for 6 flights in Tax Day surprise, and Delta eliminates a fee for tickets by phone. When’s the last time a fee was cancelled?
Delta’s answer to the ultra-low-cost-carriers, ‘Basic Economy’ fares is working so well for the airline its planning to extend the option to more domestic markets.
Allegiant, one of the ‘ultra-low-cost’ carriers, is taking its biggest single-shot expansion, with three new cities and 22 new routes, including some from its existing cities. Adding Santa Rosa, CA, Albuquerque and Evansville, IN brings the carrier to a total of 114 cities. The additions come only weeks after Allegiant added Baltimore and El Paso. The recent additions mark a change for Allegiant, which formerly focused on a group of core cities, and avoided competing at the largest airports.
The two airlines are adding dozens of flights to Spirit’s former main hub
Allegiant acquiring Sun Country in $1.5 billion deal between low-cost carriers
Budget carrier Allegiant plans a major expansion while its pilots picket and threaten a strike
JetBlue and Allegiant expand routes, especially from Florida airports, in some cases going head-to-head against established competitors.
Allegiant is adding not only new routes, but for the first time is buying new planes instead of used.
Newark’s Liberty International Airport, one of NYC’s airport trio, is getting a bunch of new attention and new routes lately,
Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant gets its first New York area flights, and also adds Denver and Ogdensburg.
Allegiant refunds airfares for 6 flights in Tax Day surprise, and Delta eliminates a fee for tickets by phone. When’s the last time a fee was cancelled?
Delta’s answer to the ultra-low-cost-carriers, ‘Basic Economy’ fares is working so well for the airline its planning to extend the
Allegiant, one of the ‘ultra-low-cost’ carriers, is taking its biggest single-shot expansion, with three new cities and 22 new routes, including some from its existing cities. Adding Santa Rosa, CA, Albuquerque and Evansville, IN brings the carrier to a total of 114 cities. The additions come only weeks after Allegiant added Baltimore and El Paso. The recent additions mark a change for Allegiant, which formerly focused on a group of core cities, and avoided competing at the largest airports.