According to The Morning News, Allegiant Air, the new discount air carrier at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, has announced that it has seen passenger increases for March….
This is good for the development of XNA and Northwest Arkansas in general.
The discount airline will be flying their MD-80 series jets to and from Los Angeles (LAX) beginning May 22nd and to and from Las Vegas (LAS) beginning June 4th , with fares as low as $79.
Allegiant Air, a Las Vegas-based company, reported an 18.5% increase for the year, and an increase of 12.1% for the quarter year-to-date. Allegiant is known to fly to ‘cities in the sun’, including Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft Lauderdale, Phoenix, and Mesa, AZ.
An analyst claimed that Allegiant Travel is “uniquely positioned to take advantage of and benefit in this environment”, referring to the current economic climate. The airline considers smaller cities that are leisure destinations its core market niche.
Shares of Allegiant Travel Co., the parent company of Allegiant Air, have traded from $15.89 to $49.06 in the past 52 weeks. Click here to read the entire article…..
The expected success of the airline at XNA will be good for Northwest Arkansas real estate and development around the airport. Click here to see properties and land for sale near XNA.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Allegaint Air to Bring Growth to Northwest Arkansas?
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That is a really great deal. With the economy like it is now, any cheap airfare is a godsend. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
-Paul
arkansas real estate
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