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Allegiant offers new nonstop flights to JAX

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Allegiant announced Tuesday three new seasonal routes and one year-round route to Jacksonville International Airport.

New seasonal routes announced to Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) include:

  1. Columbus, Ohio - May 25 through Aug. 13
  2. Asheville, North Carolina - May 27 through Aug. 15
  3. St. Louis via MidAmerica Airport (BLV) - May 27 through Aug. 15

The new year-round route to Jacksonville International Airport is from Indianapolis.

"We're thrilled to be growing service in Jacksonville once again," said Jude Bricker, Allegiant chief operating officer. "With these four new flights, Allegiant will now have nine nonstop flights to Jacksonville. We look forward to bringing more visitors to the area with our convenient, low-cost service coupled with our huge '$1 Million Summer' promotion."

The routes will operate twice a week, bringing the total number of Allegiant routes to JAX to nine and bring approximately more than 61,000 additional visitors to the area.

The flight days, times and fares can be found only on Allegiant's website.

"Allegiant has been a wonderful airline partner for northeast Florida, opening up the Jacksonville area to new markets across the United States. We are thrilled to have these four new destinations coming to Jacksonville," said Paul Astleford, president & CEO, Visit Jacksonville. "We love every opportunity where we can spread the message about Jacksonville, the best part of Florida, to new visitors."

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Posted by Allegiant on Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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