Allegiant

Allegiant | October 20, 2016

The Pease Development Authority’s board of directors voted unanimously Thursday to extend the airport terminal lease with Allegiant Airlines for another year. The vote came as Allegiant plans to triple the number of flights it offers per week from November through January, according to PDA Executive Director David Mullen. “We’re going to have pretty good coverage if you want to get to Florida on a non-stop flight,” Mullen said Thursday....

Allegiant | October 19, 2016

No one was injured after an Allegiant Air flight made an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport Wednesday afternoon. The plane was en route to Orlando, Fla. from North Dakota, and all passengers and crew - 154 people - were safe. Pilots reported a mechanical issue on the plane around 3 p.m. Passengers were forced to wait for a backup plane to take them to Orlando, says Debbie Jones of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority....

Allegiant | October 10, 2016

Allegiant Air's flight attendants have overwhelmingly rejected a new tentative agreement with the budget airline and authorized a strike, though no work stoppage is yet planned by their union. About 76 percent of flight attendants who voted rejected a pact that would have given them pay raises, improved sick leave and vacation, and a grievance process in results reported to membership on Sept. 28....

Allegiant | April 27, 2016

Flight dispatchers working for Allegiant Air agreed to unionize again, just one year after their union was decertified, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced Tuesday. The move comes after more than 85 percent of Allegiant’s pilots ratified their first union contract in July in a five-year deal that included a 31 percent pay raise....