A quick trip to Vegas or Florida is about to get even quicker with the addition of Allegiant Airlines’ aircraft and crew bases to Flint Bishop International Airport.
Just a one-hour drive from Port Huron, the Flint airport is expanding its options with the Allegiant partnership. The expansion is expected to bring high-wage jobs to Flint as well, with locally-based crews that follow the “out and back” model and return home each night.
Along with Flint, Allegiant is expanding to Appleton, Wisconsin. Drew Wells, Senior Vice president of Revenue and Planning for Allegiant, said, “Flint and Appleton have been incredibly successful cities for Allegiant, where we’ve grown our operations steadily over the years. It makes perfect sense to establish aircraft and crew bases in these great communities, furthering our presence as a hometown airline.”
Wells said that the expansion will provide more options and more frequent flight offerings. In 2019, over 197,000 passengers flew Allegiant out of Flint. Non-stop destinations include Nashville, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, along with four Florida cities.
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
