Allegiant Unveils 34 Nonstop Routes For Spring Summer Schedule

Allegiant is adding nearly three-dozen seasonal and short-term new routes as it looks to capture more of the leisure travelers who have made up the bulk of those still flying during the pandemic.In addition to the 34 nonstop routes that Allegiant is announcing Tuesday, there are nine temporary routes to Rapid City, South Dakota, aimed at travelers heading to the state’s famed Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. All nine of those routes routes will operate twice weekly for two weeks around the early-August event.The remaining 34 routes will operate on a more-typical seasonal basis.Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter!San Diego was Allegiant’s biggest winner among those, landing routes to five destinations that the carrier does not currently serve from the city. Three other Allegiant bases – Los Angeles, Nashville and Portland, Oregon – picked up four new routes.In total, 12 Allegiant cities picked up at least two new routes in the latest announcement.“As summer approaches, we expect a lot of pent-up demand for travel, especially for places where people can hike, fish, camp or visit the beach,” Drew Wells, Allegiant’s senior vice president of revenue, said in a statement. “With this expansion, we’ve added even more service to destinations known for their outdoor appeal. Now, with Allegiant’s low-cost, nonstop service, travelers will have easy, affordable access to the cities they want to visit.”Allegiant’s new routes from Portland grow its schedule there even before the airline’s first flight from the city.From January: Allegiant adds 3 new cities in 13-route expansionSign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Allegiant announced just last month that it would add the city to its map, with its debut set to come in April. The four new routes announced Tuesday would give Allegiant a total of seven routes from the city. Key West, Florida — another city just added to the Allegiant route map — will also get a new route (Cincinnati).Scroll down for a full list of Allegiant’s new routes. All of the seasonal routes will operate twice weekly, except for Allegiant’s service between San Diego and Mesa-Phoenix (four times weekly). Some routes are listed twice, showing up once under each base getting new service.Allegiant cities landing multiple new routesSan Diego (SAN)Bozeman, Montana (BZN): Service begins June 3Des Moines, Iowa (DSM): Service begins July 1Kalispell/Glacier Park (FCA): Service begins May 28Mesa/Phoenix (AZA): Service begins May 27Pasco/Tri-Cities, Washington (PSC): Service begins May 28Los Angeles (LAX)Indianapolis (IND): Service begins May 28Omaha, Nebraska (OMA): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins June 4Rapid City, South Dakota (RAP): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins June 4Shreveport, Louisiana (SHV): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins July 2To the beach … :United Airlines adds 17 routes to Florida, bypassing hubs in pandemic route-map shakeup… or the mountains:Southwest Airlines unveils Steamboat Springs routes, adds new destination during pandemicNashville (BNA)Albany, New York (ALB): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins May 14Boise, Idaho (BOI): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins May 28McAllen, Texas (MFE): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins May 27Portsmouth, New Hampshire (PSM): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins May 27Portland, Oregon (PDX)Billings, Montana (BIL): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins May 7Des Moines, Iowa (DSM): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins July 1Grand Rapids, Michigan (GRR): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins June 4Missoula, Montana (MSO): Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins May 7Bozeman, Montana (BZN)Austin (AUS): Service begins May 27Oakland (OAK): Service begins May 28San Diego (SAN): Service begins June 3Des Moines, Iowa (DSM)Houston Hobby (HOU): Service begins July 1Portland, Oregon (PDX): Service begins July 1San Diego (SAN): Service begins July 1Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida (VPS)Asheville, North Carolina (AVL): Service begins May 27Clarksburg, West Virginia (CKB): Service begins May 26St. Cloud, Minnesota (STC): Service begins June 6Houston Hobby (HOU)Des Moines, Iowa (DSM): Service begins July 1Lexington, Kentucky (LEX): Service begins June 3Springfield, Missouri (SGF): Service begins May 28Indianapolis (IND)Boston (BOS): Service begins May 28Los Angeles (LAX): Service begins May 28Austin (AUS)Bozeman, Montana (BZN): Service begins May 27Fayetteville/Northwest Arkansas (XNA): Service begins July 2Boston (BOS)Indianapolis (IND): Service begins May 28Norfolk, Virginia (ORF): Service begins May 28Clarksburg, West Virginia (CKB)Chicago Midway (MDW): Service begins June 3Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida (VPS): Service begins May 26Allegiant cities landing a single new route (by city pair)Appleton, Wisconsin (ATW)-Savannah, Georgia (SAV): Service begins May 28Bangor, Maine (BGR)-Fort Lauderdale (FLL): Service begins May 28Concord, North Carolina (USA)-Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida (SRQ): Service begins May 28Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG)-Key West, Florida (EYW): Service begins June 9Little Rock, Arkansas (LIT)-St. Petersburg, Florida (PIE): Service begins May 27Allegiant’s special routes for the Sturgis Bike Rally (Rapid City, South Dakota)Appleton, Wisconsin (ATW): Service begins Aug. 4, runs twice a week for two weeksGrand Rapids, Michigan (GRR): Service begins Aug. 4, runs twice a week for two weeksIndianapolis (IND): Service begins Aug. 4: Service begins Aug. 4, runs twice a week for two weeksKnoxville, Tennessee (TYS): Service begins Aug. 4, runs twice a week for two weeksNashville (BNA): Service begins Aug. 4, runs twice a week for two weeksOrlando/Sanford (SFB): Service begins Aug. 5, runs twice a week for two weeksPeoria, Illinois (PIA): Service begins Aug. 4, runs twice a week for two weeksPittsburgh (PIT): Service begins Aug. 5, runs twice a week for two weeksPunta Gorda, Florida (PGD): Service begins Aug. 6, runs twice a week for two weeksEditors note: This post has been updated to clarify that Allegiant is adding 34 traditional seasonal routes in addition to 9 temporary routes that are tied to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.