Allegiant Air dey expand flights from Florida airports for early 2026. Di low-cost airline report significant increase for passengers and departures for October compared to di previous year. E dey expand ein service wit 30 new nonstop routes, plenty of dem dey based for Florida.
New Allegiant Flights to Florida
New flights from different Florida airports go connect to destinations for Midwest and Northeast starting early next year. Travellers from Fort Lauderdale go fit fly nonstop go Chicago, Trenton (New Jersey), Rochester and Albany (New York). Di Orlando Sanford airport go get route go Wisconsin and Missouri. Key West travellers fit catch ride go Columbus (Ohio), while flyers from Destin-Fort Walton Beach go fit go Missouri or Denver (Colorado).
Dat dey on top of previously announced resumed flight from Fort Lauderdale go Chattanooga (Tennessee), starting for February. Di Las Vegas-based Allegiant dey offer network of only nonstop, point-to-point flights and e dey operate nearly half of ein total capacity for Florida.
New Flights and Starting Dates
- Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) and Columbia, Missouri via Columbia Regional Airport (COU) starting June 5, 2026
- Denver, Colorado
Sunseeker Sale and Allegiant's Plans for Punta Gorda Airport
After Sunseeker sale, questions dey rise over Allegiant's long-term plans for Punta Gorda Airport. Di Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor, wey dem sell, cost around $720 million dollars to build, but dem sell am for just $420 million dollars. Dis dey make some people dey question wetin dis mean for di future of Allegiant and flights in and out of Punta Gorda Airport.
Di airport dey currently undergo $84 million dollar expansion, wit new gates and restaurants. Allegiant be di only airline wey dey fly passengers in and out of Punta Gorda Airport year-round. Dem build di Sunseeker Resort just 5 miles away, wey dem call catalyst for continued growth.
Di original idea be to attract more people to di area and make dem fly Allegiant here, di Punta Gorda Airport and stay for dia hotel. But fewer than 2 years after opening, dem sell am to Blackstone Real Estate because dem no fit fill di rooms. For di last quarter of 2023, occupancy be only 54% and e go down to 51% for Q2 of dis year.