Eugene-Vegas flights may be in air.Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard Eugene Airport Eugene Airport (IATA: EUG, ICAO: KEUG), also known as Mahlon Sweet Field, is a public airport located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Eugene, in Lane County, Oregon. officials are expected to announce today that a Las Vegas-based low-cost airline will soon begin direct flights to Sin City. A news conference is scheduled this morning at the airport for "a major announcement involving air service development," although officials would not disclose more than that. A spokeswoman for Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air Allegiant Air is an American low fare airline, owned by Allegiant Travel Co. (NASDAQ: ALGT), headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The airline operates scheduled and charter flights from focus cities at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport, Orlando Sanford , Tyri Squyres, would not confirm that the carrier plans to begin service from Eugene, but said Allegiant has engaged in "some serious conversations" with Eugene Airport officials about starting flights to Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . "We view Eugene as an ideal market for us," she said Wednesday. "We look for markets that do not have low-cost all-jet service to a vacation destination such as Las Vegas. For us it makes (Eugene) a pretty good target." The carrier, which became a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in December (ALGT on Nasdaq), has been growing rapidly, serving more than 50 cities. Last month it announced that it was launching service to Las Vegas from Medford and Redmond-Bend airports. The airline focuses on the leisure traveler, flying just two to four times a week in most markets, Squyres said. Its three main hubs are Las Vegas, Orlando, Fla., and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. It flies 150-seat MD-80 jets. Today, four carriers fly out of Eugene, and only one, America West, offers direct flights from Eugene to Las Vegas, flying three times a week. Allegiant works with more than 35 hotels in Las Vegas so travelers can book a whole vacation package through the airline, Squyres said. "They're an airline that's not in the airline business; they're in the vacation business," Michael Boyd, president of the aviation consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a the Boyd Group, told Investor's Business Daily Investor's Business Daily (IBD) is a national newspaper in the United States, published Monday through Friday, that covers international business, finance, and the global economy. Founded in 1984 by William O'Neil, its headquarters are in Los Angeles, California. . "It's really a brilliant concept." |
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