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Allegiant Air is benefiting in its hometown of Las Vegas as some of its largest competitors pull back in Sin City.<\/p>\n
At the city’s Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), Allegiant seats are flat year over year in the fourth quarter while its competitors Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines are down 13% and 53%, respectively, schedule data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows.<\/p>\n
Even Delta Air Lines, the second-largest carrier at LAS after Southwest Airlines, will end flights to two California airports<\/a> \u2014 Sacramento International Airport (SMF) and San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) \u2014 in January 2026.<\/p>\n What’s next? Allegiant is plotting major revamp for loyalty program, building on breakneck growth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n “Year over year, our performance in Vegas at Allegiant has improved, our margins have improved there,” said Gregory Anderson, CEO of Allegiant, in an interview with TPG in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The question now is whether Allegiant will move to capture some of the LAS share others are ceding. Earlier in September, Spirit said it would end service to eight airports<\/a> from LAS, including Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ), Boise Airport (BOI) and Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK).<\/p>\n Allegiant only serves one of the routes Spirit will discontinue \u2014 LAS-BOI \u2014 but Anderson did not dismiss the possibility that the airline could add flights in other markets.<\/p>\n “We’re going to continue to strengthen our relative position,” he said, referring broadly to Allegiant’s position in the U.S. domestic market.<\/p>\n The airline industry has seen a period of upheaval in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontier has adjusted its schedules and improved its onboard offering<\/a> to attract more lucrative business and higher-end leisure travelers. Spirit in August filed for its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy<\/a> in less than a year, promising to make tough route map, fleet and cost decisions.<\/p>\n Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n