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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Rosemary Barnes, OAK
510-563-2892 / rbarnes@portoakland.com
Tyri Squyres, Allegiant
702-851-7370 / tyri.squyres@allegiantair.com
ALLEGIANT AIR ANNOUNCES NEW NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, A GATEWAY TO BRITISH COLUMBIA
-- First-Time Ever Service from OAK Two Weekly Flights --
Oakland, Calif. October 31, 2008 — Allegiant Air yesterday announced nonstop service between Oakland International Airport OAK and Bellingham International Airport BLI, a gateway to British Columbia, Canada, beginning February 2, 2009. This important new service marks the first-ever nonstop flights between OAK and BLI, located in Washington State.
'For the first time, nonstop flights will soon be available from Oakland International to Bellingham, Washington,' said Steve Grossman, director of aviation for the Port of Oakland, which owns and operates OAK. 'Travelers will have a convenient link between the San Francisco Bay Area and Bellingham, a key gateway to Vancouver and the growing Pacific Northwest region. The service is timely as the number of visitors from Canada to the United States has significantly increased in recent months and the flights will have a positive impact on tourism-related industries.'
Low-cost Allegiant is moving its flight operations to OAK from San Francisco International Airport. Allegiant is the only air carrier to offer nonstop flights between the Bay Area and Bellingham, Washington.
The airline will use 150-seat MD-80 jet aircraft for the approximate two-hour flight on Monday and Friday as follows:
OAK to BLI
Depart
5:00 p.m.
Arrive
7:00 p.m.
BLI to OAK
Depart
2:10 p.m.
Arrive
4:20 p.m.
All flight times are local. Flights operate from OAK's Terminal 1.
About the Port of Oakland and Oakland International Airport The Port of Oakland oversees the Oakland seaport, Oakland International Airport and 20 miles of waterfront. The Oakland seaport is the third busiest containerport on the U.S. West Coast. Oakland International Airport offers 161 daily nonstop flights to 26 destinations and the Port's real estate includes commercial developments such as Jack London Square, as well as hundreds of acres of public parks and conservation areas. The Port of Oakland was established in 1927 and is an independent department of the City of Oakland. Please visit www.portofoakland.com and www.oaklandairport.com.
About Allegiant Air
Las Vegas based Allegiant Travel Company NASDAQ: ALGT, is focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations such as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa Bay/St.
Petersburg. Through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, the Company operates a low-cost, high-efficiency, all-jet passenger airline offering air travel both on a stand-alone basis and bundled with hotel rooms, rental cars and other travel related services. Please visit www.allegiantair.com.
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