{"id":9693,"date":"2012-08-07T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=9693"},"modified":"2012-08-07T10:01:02","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T16:01:02","slug":"boise-airport-picks-up-new-airline-nonstop-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/08\/07\/boise-airport-picks-up-new-airline-nonstop-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Boise Airport Picks Up New Airline, Nonstop Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9696\"  class=\"wp-caption module image left\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><a class=\"fancybox\" title=\"Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air to add Boise flights. \" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/08\/55295190.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9696\" title=\"Allegiant Air\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/08\/55295190-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/08\/55295190-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/08\/55295190-620x348.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Ethan Miller \/ Getty Images<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air to add Boise flights.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Allegiant Air, known for its low cost direct flights, will now fly out of Boise.\u00a0 The airline announced new flights from Boise to Las Vegas starting in October and Boise to Honolulu beginning in February.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the press release from Allegiant:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><\/strong> Allegiant (<a href=\"http:\/\/ir.allegiantair.com\/index.cfm\">NASDAQ: ALGT<\/a>) announces new, nonstop jet service between Boise, Idaho and Honolulu beginning February 10, 2013, and Las Vegas beginning October 26, 2012. To celebrate, the carrier will offer introductory fares to Honolulu for as low as $180.00* one way and fares to Las Vegas as low as $62.00* one way, including taxes and fees. Flights and vacation packages are available for booking through April 16, 2013. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to bring new affordable and convenient travel options to Boise,\u201d said Andrew C. Levy, Allegiant Travel Company President. \u201cWe are confident area residents will appreciate the convenience of flying nonstop to these world class vacation destinations and the value of bundling their air, hotel and car rental reservation together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Airport Director, Rebecca Hupp commented, &#8220;We are extremely pleased Allegiant has selected Boise as one of their new markets for Hawaii service. The introduction of Honolulu service and Allegiant service to Las Vegas will complement the other existing air service in our market. Throughout the travel industry Allegiant is well known and respected for their vacation packages and affordable prices. This will be a terrific option for Boise passengers looking for a great getaway.&#8221; &#8211; Allegiant Air Press Release<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Allegiant currently operates flights out of Idaho Falls.<\/p>\n<p>As <em>StateImpact<\/em> has reported, flights in and out of Boise <a title=\"Flight Cuts Hit Midsize Cities As They Try For A Turnaround\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/03\/20\/flight-cuts-hit-midsize-cities-as-they-try-for-a-turnaround\/\" target=\"_blank\">have been cut<\/a> over the last couple of years.\u00a0 And <a title=\"Flights Aren\u2019t The Only Thing Going Up, Up, Up At The Boise Airport\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/07\/31\/flights-arent-the-only-thing-going-up-up-up-at-the-boise-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\">airfares have increased<\/a> faster than the national average.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allegiant Air, known for its low cost direct flights, will now fly out of Boise.\u00a0 The airline announced new flights from Boise to Las Vegas starting in October and Boise to Honolulu beginning in February. Here&#8217;s the press release from Allegiant: Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) announces new, nonstop jet service between Boise, Idaho and Honolulu beginning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":9696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[68,176],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9693"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9709,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9693\/revisions\/9709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}