Allegiant Air is planning a major expansion in 2026.
The budget airline announced a whopping 30 new routes that will operate throughout the winter, spring and early summer months of next year.
This blockbuster route announcement includes three all-new cities for the Las Vegas-based ultra-low-cost airline: La Crosse, Wisconsin; Colombia, Missouri and Philadelphia. And Allegiant will return to Trenton, New Jersey, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is Allegiant’s largest expansion since a year ago, when unveiled 44 new routes which was released earlier this year.
And it will see the airline double down on its tried-and-true business model: ferrying passengers to vacation destinations from (mostly) smaller secondary airports, although the three new routes from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) are an exception here.
“These additions provide convenient options for leisure travelers and reflect our commitment to expanding service where demand is strong,” Allegiant CEO Drew Wells said in a statement announcing the news.
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Biggest Winners in Allegiant Route Announcement
Among the cities Allegiant already serves, there were two big winners.
Gulf Shores, Alabama, will get five new Allegiant routes in 2026. That’s after the airline began flying to the airport, located in Alabama’s Gulf Shore, in 2025.
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And Orange County, California, will get five new routes of its own.
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Allegiant Expansion of 30 Routes
Here’s a full rundown of the 30 new routes Allegiant will launch in 2026:
| Route | Release date |
|---|---|
| From La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) in Wisconsin to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) in Arizona | February 26 |
| La Crosse to Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) | May 21 |
| Philadelphia to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) | May 21 |
| Philadelphia to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) in Knoxville, Tennessee | May 21 |
| PHL to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids, Michigan | May 22 |
| Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) in New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) | February 19 |
| Trenton to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) in Florida | February 20 (last flight in 2018) |
| Trenton to St. Pete-Clearwater Airport (PIE) in Florida | February 20 (last flight in 2017-18) |
| Gulf Shores, Alabama, to Eppley Airfield (OMA) in Omaha, Nebraska | May 21 |
| Gulf Shores to Huntsville International Airport (HSV) in Alabama | May 21 |
| Gulf Shores to Will Rogers International Airport (OKC) in Oklahoma City | May 22 |
| Gulf Shores to Louisville Muhammed Ali International Airport (SDF) | May 22 |
| Gulf Shores to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) in Missouri | May 22 |
| Columbia Regional Airport (COU) in Missouri to Sanford, Florida | June 3 |
| Columbia, Missouri to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) | June 5 |
| Fort Lauderdale to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) | February 12 |
| Fort Lauderdale to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) | February 12 (last flight in 2017) |
| Fort Lauderdale to Albany International Airport (ALB) | February 13 |
| Hollywood-Burbank Airport (BUR) to Des Moines | May 22 |
| Burbank to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) | May 22 |
| John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, California to Mesa, Arizona | February 12 (last flight in 2023) |
| From Orange County to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) in Pasco, Washington | February 12 |
| From Orange County to Appleton International Airport (ATW) in Wisconsin | May 20 |
| Orange County to Grand Rapids | May 20 |
| Orange County to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) | May 21 |
| From Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) to Dayton International Airport (DAY) in Ohio | May 22 (last flight in 2018) |
| Myrtle Beach to Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM) in New York | May 22 |
| Central Illinois Regional Airport (BMI) in Bloomington, Illinois to Mesa, Arizona | February 13 |
| From Key West International Airport (EYW) to Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) in Columbus, Ohio | May 21 |
| Denver International Airport (DEN) to Destin | May 21 |
As noted above, some of these routes Allegiant is adding are flights it previously operated, in most cases in the late 2010s, although there is one (SNA-AZA) that flew in 2023.
Other winners in Tuesday’s announcement include Fort Lauderdale, which won four nonstop routes from cities across the United States.
And three new or returning cities will connect to Mesa, Arizona, a secondary airport in the Phoenix area.
In a nutshell
Allegiant’s 2026 route announcement comes as the airline has had its sights set on growing with the help of a fleet of new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Expect more of these leisure-focused routes in the coming years.
Speaking to TPG last summer, Wells, the chief commercial officer, said the airline has identified about 1,400 routes that the airline believes “fit our mold very well.”
“The migration patterns are crazy in the United States. People move frequently from one area to another and they create new opportunities all the time,” Wells told me in July at Allegiant’s headquarters in Las Vegas. “There is a huge opportunity for Allegiant.”
Meanwhile, the low-cost airline also told TPG that it is in the early stages of planning a renewal of your loyalty program. You are also considering adding inflight Wi-Fi to their planes.
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