Allegiant Air, announced in April 2012 that they would be begining flight service to Honolulu from Las Vegas, Nevada and Fresno, California. The airline has just announced that they will be expanding service to include Bellingham, Washington, Eugene, Oregon, Santa Maria, California, and Stockton, California starting in November. To introduce these new routes, Allegiant is offering one-way fares ranging from $159 to $199 this week only, with the stipulation that travel must occur by January 15, 2013.
President of Allegiant Air, Andrew Levy, stated, “All these markets have been on our list for more than 2 1⁄2 years, and the reason they have been is because these are markets we have served in every case for years and have had a lot of success in serving. So when we looked at potential markets into Hawaii, these are the ones that rose to the top of the list because of the success that we’ve had, the history that we’ve had and obviously because of the fact that they are easily reachable with the range of the 757 aircraft.”
According to the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), these additional flights and routes would provide an estimated $86.6 million in annual visitor spending for Hawaii and approximately $9.4 million in tax revenue. President and CEO of the HTA, Mike McCartney, added, “The regional cities that these new flights will service provide greater opportunity for travelers in the U.S. West, our largest market, to visit the Hawaiian Islands. Allegiant’s two new flights servicing Kahului will also help to distribute the benefits of tourism across the state. We look forward to working with them in building their presence in Hawaii.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 5-15-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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