For Immediate Release
March 30, 2006
Contact: Carolyn Casey,
Port of Bellingham 360-676-2500
Tyri Squyres,
Allegiant Air 702-851-7370
ALLEGIANT AIR LAUNCHES TWO ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS PER WEEK IN APRIL
Bellingham to Las Vegas Flights Available Six Days a Week
(Bellingham, Wash.) Starting next week, passengers can fly from Bellingham to Las Vegas six days a week. Now flights will be available every day except Tuesdays.
“We are very pleased with the performance of the Bellingham market,” said Maurice J. Gallagher, the airline’s president and CEO. “The addition of two more weekly flights will help customers in Bellingham get to the fun and excitement of Las Vegas with service nearly every day of the week. We are confident this new schedule will have great appeal.”
Allegiant is adding the new flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The six-day-a-week schedule will depart Bellingham International Airport at 7:50 p.m. arriving in Las Vegas at 10:20 p.m. Flights leaving Las Vegas will depart at 4:30 p.m. arriving in Bellingham at 7:10 p.m. (all flight times are local).
Allegiant Air began operating in Bellingham in August 2004. Last year more than 28,000 people flew from Bellingham to Las Vegas on Allegiant.
Reservations may be made through the company’s website at www.allegiantair.com, the airline’s Reservations Center at 800-432-3810 or professional travel agents.
Beginning in June, Delta Connection will begin service in Bellingham, offering twice daily flights to Salt Lake City seven days a week.
The Port of Bellingham operates Whatcom County’s major transportation terminals including the Bellingham Airport, Fairhaven Transportation Station and the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. The Port also serves about 2,000 moorage customers in its Blaine and Squalicum Harbors. In addition, about 300 businesses operate on Port properties, which are managed by the Port Real Estate Division. The Port of Bellingham is a countywide independent special purpose government.
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