Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air is an American low-cost airline owned by Allegiant Travel Co. () that operates scheduled and charter flights. It is a publicly traded company with 1,300 employees and one billon USD market capitalization. The corporate headquarters is in Enterprise, unincorporated Clark County, Nevada.<!--Cited below-->

The airline also offers international vacation packages through its Allegiant Vacations affiliate.

In addition to continued service at Orlando Sanford International Airport, Orlando International Airport became an Allegiant focus city, on February 1, 2010, for one year, and closed on February 1, 2011.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, became Allegiant's latest focus city at Gerald R. Ford International Airport on April 27, 2010.

History

Allegiant was founded in 1997 under the name WestJet Express. After a trademark dispute with West Jet Air Center of Rapid City, South Dakota, and with the name's similarity to WestJet Airlines of Canada, the airline adopted the name Allegiant Air and received its operating certificate for scheduled and charter domestic operations in 1998. The airline also has authority for charter service to Canada and Mexico. Wholly owned by Allegiant Travel, the airline now has over 1,300 employees.

Scheduled service began on October 15, 1999, between Las Vegas and the airline's initial hub in Fresno, California, at the Fresno Yosemite......
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