Allegiant Air adds new non-stop flights from Dayton to Florida
New non-stop destinations with low cost carrier Allegiant Air including Orlando and Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater start today.
Allegiant Air adds new non-stop flights from Dayton to Florida
Dayton International Airport kicks off a new era of destination travel for the region's travelers today with the inaugural Allegiant Air flight to Orlando Sanford Airport.
Allegiant will follow up Friday with the first flight to its second Dayton destination, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.
"We could not be more thrilled to officially welcome Allegiant to Dayton International Airport," said Terrence Slaybaugh, airport director. "Allegiant is known for providing affordable flights to many popular destinations, and Dayton travelers are thrilled to be able to now have convenient access to nonstop flights to two amazing cities."
The inaugural Orlando and St. Pete-Clearwater flights will be sent off in the traditional manner, with balloons, refreshments and giveaways for passengers and a water cannon salute from the airport's fire engines.
The Thursday (April 14) celebration will take place leading up to the 5:20 p.m.Orlando flight departure and also will include a live remote broadcast by Gina Ferraro and Mix 107.7. Friday's (April 15) celebration will be lead up to the St. Pete-Clearwater flight's 4:03 p.m. departure.
"It's always a lot of fun to send off new flights in this way," Slaybaugh said. "It's our way of letting passengers know they are a part of something special and welcome a new airline to our fun way of doing things in Dayton."
The new nonstop flights will operate twice weekly out of Dayton. Flight days, times and the lowest fares can be found only at Allegiant.com. Allegiant is known for its low-cost leisure travel. The company provides customers with low base fares averaging nearly half the cost of the average domestic round-trip fares. Prices for the new flights out of Dayton start as low as $51 to Orlando Sanford Airport and $57 to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.
