Originally Posted by
dunderhead
Not only do you get what you pay for with Allegiant, you get the baggage of their executives who help form the corporate culture...Maurice Gallagher of ValuJet (Florida Everglades fame), Kris Bauer of Northwest (responsible for the world's oldest fleet and their DC9s), and Tyri Squires (ex of the Aladdin Hotel, never in the airline business before).
G4 may not be for everybody, but their execs come from companies who have been around awhile...Valujet is Airtran...now WN and NW is now DL. Plus the business model of buying/owning used MD80s has paid off big time for G4. So I can't blame them for making money. Lastly the Aladdin hotel guy brings expertise to the vacation package marketing G4 offers. They don't try to just sell air tickets, they offer hotels and other activities.
Boggles my mind that folks don't read rules and then complain when they are enforced. G4 works well for some folks and others pay more to not experience the LCC model G4 has used.
Not fully defending G4, just providing insight on what they do and where they came from.