Summary Allegiant Air saw a drop in passengers carried despite offering more flights in July 2024, leading to a decrease in load factor. The airline recently announced expanded service from Syracuse to Myrtle Beach. Allegiant has faced delays in receiving Boeing aircraft, but remains committed to transitioning to an all-Airbus fleet.
Allegiant Air has released its July traffic numbers, and the report reveals that while its capacity increased, the number of passengers decreased year over year. July 2024 report Allegiant Air is a low-cost carrier founded in 1997. Known for offering its low fares to smaller, underserved airports, Allegiant operates a point-to-point network.
The airline is headquartered in Las Vegas, where it has the naming rights to the Las Vegas Raiders’ football stadium, Allegiant Stadium. Yesterday, the airline released its traffic report for July, which shows that traffic decreased in 2024, when compared to 2023. In 2023, Allegiant transported 1,934,464 passengers, dropping 1.
9% to 1,897,963 this year. This was despite offering 2.7% more flights than 2023.
Because of the increase in flights and decrease in passengers carried, the load factor dropped. In July 2023, Allegiant filled 91.2% of its seats, while this year, that rate dropped to 87.
5%. This represented a 3.7% decrease.
Recent network changes Earlier today, Allegiant and Syracuse Airport announced that the airline would connect Syracuse and Myrtle Beach starting in March 2025. Historically, Allegia.