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Allegiant Air announces a new base in Des Moines

Allegiant Air has made this announcement:

State and local officials joined executives fromย Allegiant Travel Company today as the company announced plans to establish a two-aircraft base atย Des Moines International Airport (DSM).ย  The announcement heralds the leisure airline’s 20th base of operations, a $50 million investment which will locate two Airbus A320 aircraft in Des Moines, bringing at least 66 new, high-wage jobs to the community.ย  The Las Vegas-based carrier will begin base operations at DSM on May 14, 2020.

Allegiant began service atย DSMย inย 2003ย and currently offers eight non-stopย routes โ€“ to Orlando-Sanford, St. Pete-Clearwater, Punta Gorda, Destin-Fort Walton Beach and Sarasota, Florida; Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; and Las Vegas, Nevada.ย  Allegiant in 2018 carried more than 232,000 annual passengers through Des Moines, and is on track to eclipse that number in 2019.

Allegiant to add three new routes from Mesa, Arizona

Allegiant Air (Las Vegas) is addingย nonstop service to Mesa, Arizona (near Phoenix) from Des Moines, Fresno and Memphis beginning on December 17, 2015.

New year-round routes announced to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) include:

1. Fresno, California โ€“ starts December 17, 2015
2. Memphis, Tennessee โ€“ starts December 17, 2015
3. Des Moines, Iowa โ€“ starts December 18, 2015

The new flights will operate twice weekly and expand on the service Allegiant currently operates to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA).

Copyright Photo: Ken Petersen/AirlinersGallery.com.ย Airbus A320-214 N217NV (msn 1347) arrives at Raleigh-Durham (RDU).

Allegiant Air aircraft slide show:ย AG Airline Slide Show

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