Flight attendants aid after fiance dies
Allegiant refused to give bride refund after death
Wood TV8, Grand Rapids, MI - Tuesday, 14 May 2013
By Marlee Ginter
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A flight attendant has stepped in to help a Grand Rapids woman who couldn't get a flight refund after her fiance died only days before their wedding.
ALLEGIANT AIR JET LANDS SAFELY AT MCCARRAN AFTER REPORTING HOT ENGINE
By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal - May 13, 2013
An Allegiant Air flight from Fargo, N.D. called in an emergency shortly before landing at McCarran International Airport on Monday. The pilot of the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 twin-engine jet reported an extremely hot engine and high temperatures, prompting an emergency call that alerted the Clark County Fire Department, said McCarran spokeswoman Christine Crews.
The plane, carrying 145 passengers, landed at 4:12 p.m. without incident, Crews said.
Allegiant Air - NICKEL AND DIME IS RIGHT - don't do it!!
Des Moines, Iowa - May 13, 2013
I went through Allegiant to book flight from Thursday, May 9th thru Sunday, May 12th from Des Moines to Vegas. My intention was to get the most affordable price and package deal as I was to meet my husband there (Vegas) to spend a few days with him after his training session. I went through the website, booked the flight and scrolled down to hotel package deals. We...
Travelers to Mesa-Phoenix disappointed with Allegiant decision to end flight
Billings Gazette - May 6, 2013
Charla Morton was disappointed when she heard Allegiant's nonstop flights from Casper to Mesa, Ariz., would not return next winter.
Flight attendants take jab at Allegiant Air with 'de-lei' kit
Star Advertiser - April 29, 2011
Flying Allegiant Air has become a matter of survival as far as its flight attendants are concerned.
Route suspensions in seven of the nine markets that fly to Hawaii, aircraft mechanical delays that have stretched as long as 52 hours, and two years of union contract talks without a resolution have prompted the Transport Workers Union, which represents more than 600 flight attendants at Allegiant, to put together an Allegiant Delay Survival Kit.
Airline Refuses to Give Refund to Woman After her Fiance Dies
Travelers Today - April 24, 2013
A low-cost airline refused to give a woman a refund on a flight that she was supposed to take to her wedding, after her fiance passed away.
Flight Attendants Apologize to Cities Abandoned By Allegiant
TWU Press Release - April 11, 2013
“Aloha” means GOODBYE in Boise, Eugene, Fresno, Phoenix, Spokane, Santa Maria and Stockton
Allegiant passengers make emergency landing after engine gives out
By MONA NAIR, 6 News Reporter - April 8, 2013
Passengers on an Allegiant Air flight from Knoxville to St. Petersburg, Florida feel lucky to be alive to talk about some terrifying moments in the sky. Click here for video
Allegiant flight lands safely at Knox airport after losing engine
NBC WBIR - April 8, 2013
A plane that blew an engine after departing McGhee Tyson Airport returned to Knoxville and landed safely Monday afternoon.
Allegiant Air to Stop Service from Seven Markets
Mauinow.com
The Honolulu-Star Advertiser is reporting today that Allegiant Air plans to cease flights temporarily to Hawaii from seven mainland cities. A spokeswoman for Allegiant Air told the newspaper that it will halt flights beginning Aug. 14 from Boise, Idaho; Eugene, Ore.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Spokane, Wash.; and Fresno, Stockton and Santa Maria, Calif.
Honolulu delay strands 1700 passengers for days
Stock analysts Motley Fool reports Allegiant not worth the savings
"Allegiant's latest misstep may help Hawaiian and Alaska convince their customers that paying a little extra for a better carrier is worthwhile. Allegiant had similar mechanical troubles leading to long delays last November. Suffering two major mechanical incidents in just four months casts some doubt on the reliability of Allegiant's Boeing 757 fleet, which are 20 years old on average." Motley Fool, March 13, 2013