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Airport News, "Allegiant Air to pull out of South Lake Tahoe Airport"
Tueday, October 12, 1999
Allegiant Air will pull out of Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) -- Allegiant Air is ending its four-month
experiment at Lake Tahoe with the announcememt that it is suspending
service Oct. 19.
"It became painfully clear to us that Lake Tahoe could not support two
carriers that are both in a building phase themselves as well as building
the marketplace," said Allegiant President Jim Patterson.
Both Allegiant, based in Fresno, and Tahoe Air, based at the Lake Tahoe
Airport, were competing for commuter dollars.
Allegiant began flights between Lake Tahoe, Burbank and Las Vegas on June
3. Tahoe Air began service June 25 and flies to Los Angeles, San Jose and
plans service to San Diego.
Allegiant will continue to offer charter service to Lake Tahoe, as it had
before beginning scheduled flights. The airline is considering service to
Long Beach, Patterson said.
Ticket holders for flights originally scheduled for Oct. 19 or later can
expect full refunds within 14 days. Customers and those inquiring about
flights will be referred to Tahoe Air, Patterson said.
Employees will be offered positions elsewhere.
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