Daytona and smaller city airports

Edited Date/Time 1/24/2012 5:39pm
Just FYI- There is an airline called allegiant airlines that flies from smaller cities in the US to Vegas and Orlando{Northeast Orlando airport}. The airport is 46 miles from Daytona and I just got a round trip ticket for $166.00 yesterday.
http://www.allegiantair.com There prices do change as the plane fills up, just like any other airline. I did buy a ticket a couple weeks ago, and actually paid more with them. Perhaps things are slow with flights going there right now. They only fly certain days of the week, but with the race Friday night, the Saturday flight home was perfect.
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Careful with Allegiant, everything is a la cart, and they charge you for ALL checked bags.

Fares are cheap, but if you do or want anything more than a seat, you'll pay
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so many airlines are doing that shit now, it's comical.
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I've flown them before. Nice plane, and who cares if they give you food, especially if the flight isn't very long. You also might want to take a look at Skybus too.


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2/22/2008 12:52pm
Pack light and bring your own snacks and that'll turn out to be a good deal.

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I flown them many times. They're clean and will get you there on time but no frills whatsoever.
2/22/2008 3:42pm
Allegiant kicks ass. Everytime i've ever flown them theyre not even half full, and sweet prices.

Plus, you get to fly in and out of Sanford instead of Orlando, which is like strolling through a garden compared to trying to get through a lockeddown prison facility.
2/22/2008 6:16pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:13pm
[quote="flarider":geu60pke]Careful with Allegiant, everything is a la cart, and they charge you for ALL checked bags.

Fares are cheap, but if you do or want anything more than a seat, you'll pay[/quote:geu60pke]

I'll guess I'll leave that bagful of engine ice at home. Get real -non stop and at the little airport. I'll save at least $50 bucks at the layover at the "rest stop" in the next airport. Thanks for the warning on the $10 extra bag. I tried to cancel, but too late. There goes $10 bucks. I won't be able to afford my Motonews membership for the next three months.
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I wasn't trashing it, how can I?
I have never flown it.

I was only passing on what I thought was helpful information to keep you or anyone from being surprised when arriving at the airport.

I suck
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2/25/2008 8:43am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:14pm
[quote="flarider":2hsccvuf]I wasn't trashing it, how can I?
I have never flown it.

I was only passing on what I thought was helpful information to keep you or anyone from being surprised when arriving at the airport.

I suck[/quote:2hsccvuf]

I believe that they give you that info. when you book the flight. I'm not sure how dude missed it.


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2/25/2008 9:00am
skybus? haha oh man. what a joke. the pilots look like rangers.. the manager at taco bell makes more than those capts..

make sure allegiant lubes the ol-jackscrew..
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2/25/2008 9:12am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:14pm
[quote="rightseat":2dj6isxk]skybus? haha oh man. what a joke. the pilots look like rangers.. the manager at taco bell makes more than those capts..

make sure allegiant lubes the ol-jackscrew..[/quote:2dj6isxk]

As long as they get me from point A to point B safely then I can roll with that.

Have you flown them before? What was your experience like?


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Didn't Jimmy finish 15 at Atlanta? Congrats!!!!
2/25/2008 11:10am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:14pm
[quote:n4qgf390]As long as they get me from point A to point B safely then I can roll with that.

Have you flown them before? What was your experience like?


P[/quote:n4qgf390]no. you'll never catch me on a skybus flight, you'll never catch those pilots jump seating on my flight deck either...

You are pitched products from the moment you arrive, everything is extra. Pilots are told to pitch products (even cities) on the PA. Flight attendants work on commission. I don't know about you, but I don't purchase an airplane ticket to be pestered the entire flight. I love their route map, fly to a city 60 miles from the actual location you sell. It's a complete sham of an airline, even with paying the 'ranger rick' pilots sub 30k they still can't even turn a profit. For how concerned everyone is with safety, it amazes what passengers do to save a buck. A financially unstable carrier with airplanes being flown by low-time pilots, sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. It's ok, you saved 35 bucks on that ticket to Columbus.

I don't have a huge problem with allegiant except for the fact that they fly some of Alaska's ex-MD80's, if anyone needs to know about the little "mishap" (where mechanics were signing all kinds of work off that was never completed) take a look at that NTSB report. In my eyes, all their aircraft are tainted.
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2/25/2008 11:23am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:14pm
[quote="rightseat":opp5ke20][quote:opp5ke20]As long as they get me from point A to point B safely then I can roll with that.

Have you flown them before? What was your experience like?


P[/quote:opp5ke20]no. you'll never catch me on a skybus flight, you'll never catch those pilots jump seating on my flight deck either...

You are pitched products from the moment you arrive, everything is extra. Pilots are told to pitch products (even cities) on the PA. Flight attendants work on commission. I don't know about you, but I don't purchase an airplane ticket to be pestered the entire flight. I love their route map, fly to a city 60 miles from the actual location you sell. It's a complete sham of an airline, even with paying the 'ranger rick' pilots sub 30k they still can't even turn a profit. For how concerned everyone is with safety, it amazes what passengers do to save a buck. A financially unstable carrier with airplanes being flown by low-time pilots, sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. It's ok, you saved 35 bucks on that ticket to Columbus.

I don't have a huge problem with allegiant except for the fact that they fly some of Alaska's ex-MD80's, if anyone needs to know about the little "mishap" (where mechanics were signing all kinds of work off that was never completed) take a look at that NTSB report. In my eyes, all their aircraft are tainted.[/quote:opp5ke20]

Thanks for the info.


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I prefer and pay a little extra to fly the legacy airlines.
I am pretty much a AA loyalist.

Hate Southwest or similar, like TED.

I don't need a meal, but don't nickel and dime me.
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2/25/2008 12:42pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:14pm
rightseat, I've got a question. When you talk about "low hours" how many hours are we talking?


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