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Allegiant Offers New Nonstop Flights Between Austin And Sarasota-Bradenton Airport

Travelers will have a new option this spring when Allegiant adds nonstop flights between Austin, Texas and the Sarasota-Bradenton area.

Travelers will have a new option this spring when Allegiant adds nonstop flights between Austin, Texas and the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
Travelers will have a new option this spring when Allegiant adds nonstop flights between Austin, Texas and the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. (Elizabeth Janney/Patch)

SARASOTA, FL — Allegiant is adding a new nonstop flight from the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Austin, Texas this spring.

To kick off the new service, one-way fares between the two areas start as low as $49, according to a news release.

The Las Vegas-based airline established a new aircraft and crew base at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport last year.

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The new route between SRQ and Austin is part of a nine-route expansion across Allegiant’s network.

In addition to flights to and from Sarasota-Bradenton, Allegiant added routes between Austin and San Diego and Washington, D.C.

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The company also expanded the flights it offers at other airports across the U.S., including in Nashville, Savannah, Roanoke, Sioux Falls, Des Moines, Providence, Flint and Orange County, California.

“We’re thrilled to kick off 2022 with a network expansion in twelve of our markets,” said Drew Wells, Allegiant’s senior vice president of revenue and planning. “These new routes will grow our presence in Austin, where we recently opened a base, while connecting travelers in some of the smaller cities we serve to several popular vacation destinations such as Nashville, Savannah, Roanoke and San Diego.”

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