Allegiant Air Announces ‘Low-Fare’ Flights Out Of Newark and N.Y.

Newark, NJ – Flying out of Newark Liberty International Airport is about to get cheaper.

The “low-fare” Allegiant Air announced Tuesday that it will be expanding operations to three new cities: Newark, Ogdensburg, NY, and Denver, CO.

Lukas Johnson of Allegiant told Skift.com that expanding to Newark was a way to capitalize on the Federal Aviation Administration’s April decision, which makes it easier for carriers to secure takeoff and landing slots at the busy airport, which is dominated by United Airlines.

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According to a company news release, the Newark routes will include flights to and from the following destinations:

• Cincinnati, Ohio
• Savannah, Georgia
• Asheville, North Carolina
• Knoxville, Tennessee

The airline will operate two flights a day during the morning hours, out of Newark’s Terminal B, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Flight prices are being advertised as low as $39 for a one-way ticket purchased by July 1, 2016, for travel by Feb. 14, 2017, according to the airline’s website.

Allegiant will also operate flights to and from Ogdensburg, NY, to the following locations:

• Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Orlando-Sanford, Florida

In addition to opening a new route from Denver to Montrose/Telluride in Colorado, Allegiant also plans to increase its seasonal service on three other existing routes:

• Missoula International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
• Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
• MidAmerica St. Louis Airport to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

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