Besides a fight in Orlando, looks like they are going to start another new battle over the Pacific. They announced today the purchase of 6 757-200’s for Hawaii service.
Should be interesting to see how they use them. Since they don’t do connecting service it must going to be point to point from the western USA. Hawaiians love going to Vegas so it could work competing against HA’s nonstop LAS-HNL.

I have some pretty interesting ideas about this one. I’m writing it up for Monday.

Should be interesting to see how they use them. Since they don’t do connecting service it must going to be point to point from the western USA. Hawaiians love going to Vegas so it could work competing against HA’s nonstop LAS-HNL.

HOW DO YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH THESE GUYS? I HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR THEIR LINES TO GET A FLIGHT. DO I HAVE TO PULL TEETH TO FIND THEM?

They aren’t hard to find. You can go to allegiantair.com or call them at 702–505–8888. Here is their contact page:
http://www.allegiantair.com/aaContactUs.php

@ SmarteCart Thief:
FLL has been seeing service to the secondary market, not RSW/TPA.
FLL got LEX, MDT and ABE, and will likely be getting a few more.
I think FLL will get TYS, CRW and AVL very soon.

FL = Air Tran
FLL = Fort Lauderdale

You are correct. I was thinking of ORL – Orlando Executive Airport. Given the location of Sanford and distance to, well, everything, I would certainly refrain from using it.

Sorry…Magical Express….

I think the big difference is if Allegiant partners with Disney for their Magic Kingdom Express service. I flew Allegiant from ELM-SFB last summer and was disappointed that I couldn’t use the free shuttle service from SFB. That right there will be appealing to a lot of Disney tourists and could be a reason behind Allegiant’s move…

I fly to Orlando once or twice a year. Last time I stayed near MCO, but drove downtown via Semoran and didn’t realize how close Sanford was – only about 10 miles up a wide arterial surface street. I don’t think the distance is enough to make a difference if the savings merit.
However I wonder if ground transport would affect a large family’s decision too. Car rentals are dirt cheap at MCO – and the arrivals level is populated by more shuttle vans and tour buses to attractions than I’ve ever seen at any airport.
Not sure what rental agencies serve Sanford, but I’d imagine the network isn’t as substantial at Sanford.

It is much more than 10 miles from SFB to MCO, and that adds a lot when you think about taxi fares. It costs about $110 each way for a taxi from SFB to the attractions. Add that to the price of your low cost ticket, and it is now cheaper to fly into MCO. Once a year passengers need to consider more than just the plane ticket before they go, especially in this day and age.