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Allegiant Air is adding a new nonstop flight from New Orleans to Louisville, Kentucky. The route will launch in February 2019.
Allegiant, a low-cost airline that offers flights from regional airports to vacation destinations, will operate twice-weekly flights between Louis Armstrong International Airport and Louisville International Airport, according to a news release. The airline currently offers flights to seven cities from New Orleans. Louisville will be its eighth destination.
More recently, Allegiant has been paring back its offerings from the city, cutting two nonstops to St. Petersburg, Florida, and Sanford, Florida, in May. The airline also canceled its nonstop from New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida, in 2017.
Regular route changes and cancellations are fairly common, especially among low-cost airlines, which rely on quick adjustments in response to flight demand in order to make money. Allegiant isn’t the only airline making changes in New Orleans. Frontier Airlines ended its nonstop service to Islip, New York, and to Providence, Rhode Island, earlier this year after a short run. Southwest Airlines canceled its nonstop flights from New Orleans to Pittsburgh. A similar Allegiant flight to Pittsburgh is on hiatus, though the airline said it plans to return it next spring.
The new flight to Louisville launches Feb. 28, 2019, just in time for Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras Day falls on March 5 next year.
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Jennifer Larino covers residential real estate, retail and consumer news, travel and cruises, weather and other aspects of life in New Orleans for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. Reach her at [email protected] or 504-239-1424. Follow her on Twitter @jenlarino.
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