In a file photo, two Allegiant Airlines jets taxi at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. | David Becker, AP
Published on November 19, 2024 at 1:02 pm
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Allegiant Airlines will add nonstop flights from Jacksonville International Airport to Akron, Ohio; Des Moines, Iowa; and Grand Rapids, Michigan, the discount carrier announced Tuesday.
- Flights to Akron-Canton Airport will begin May 23 and operate on Mondays and Fridays.
- Flights to Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport will begin May 23 on Mondays and Fridays.
- Flights to Des Moines International Airport will start May 22 on Thursdays and Sundays.
All three markets will receive year-round service.
“Allegiant has grown considerably through the years in Jacksonville, and their low fares offer travelers the opportunity to visit our wonderful community, while offering Northeast Floridians the opportunity to visit some of their favorite places in the Midwest,” Jacksonville Aviation Authority CEO Mark VanLoh said in a news release.
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The Jacksonville flights are part of a larger expansion across the country. The airline, based in Las Vegas, announced 44 new nonstop flights a day after Spirit Airlines, another discount carrier, filed for bankruptcy.
Allegiant said the new flights were one of the largest expansions in its history.
Allegiant in Florida
In Florida, the expansion includes flights at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, Orlando Sanford International Airport and Punta Gorda Airport.
Allegiant currently offers nonstop service from Jacksonville to Belleville, Illinois (outside St. Louis); Cincinnati; Flint, Michigan; Washington, D.C. (Dulles); Indianapolis; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Norfolk, Virginia; Pittsburgh; and Knoxville, Tennessee.
To book flights, go to allegiantair.com.
This story was updated Nov. 19, 2024, after Allegiant released new information about start-up dates.
Randy comes to Jacksonville from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, where as metro editor, he led investigative coverage of the Parkland school shooting that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for public service. He has spent more than 40 years in reporting and editing positions in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Florida.
