Allegiant Pulls Out of Stewart

Well, Allegiant has ended service from another city. In the past I have mentioned many times that since Allegiant ended service from ORH, they had not stopped anywhere else. Now they have stopped from Stewart, but the reasons were much different. Competition from Airtran and JetBlue were the main reasons. Can't blame Allegiant.


Allegiant Air terminates Stewart service

Stewart Airport – Allegiant Airways Friday announced it was ending its flight schedule between Stewart Airport at Newburgh and its Florida destinations. Airline President Maurice Gallagher, Jr. cited “escalating competitive conditions within the market” as the reason for the pull out.
While Allegiant has been providing four-day per week service to Orlando Sanfordand had announced new service to St. Petersburg/Clearwater in January.

It was widely speculated that the Las Vegas-based airline would withdraw from the market n
ow that AirTran and JetBlue both announced ambitious schedules between the Hudson Valley and Florida in the weeks ahead. Allegiant’s last day of operation in the market will be Jan. 11, 2007. It has arranged for all customers traveling January 12 and beyond to be accommodated on another carrier. Affected customers will be contacted by Allegiant directly. All customers will also have the option of receiving a full refund.

Allegiant Air began service to Orlando Sanford International Airport from Stewart International Airport October 27, 2005. The airline will offer flights to the Tampa Bay area via the St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport Dec. 13, 2006 through Jan. 11, 2007.