LCC Allegiant expanding into SW territory
Jan 15, 2020, 8:20 pm
#16
Join Date: Jul 2015
Programs: HH Diamond, HGVC, WN RR, National Exec, Avis Preferred
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Have you heard about this service, which lets you insure against IRROPS on Allegiant (and Spirit, Frontier, etc.) for $19 one way?
https://www.getfreebird.com/travelers/
https://www.getfreebird.com/travelers/
Last edited by birdiedouble; Jan 15, 2020 at 8:25 pm
Jan 15, 2020, 8:27 pm
#17
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicagoland, IL, USA
Programs: WN CP, Hilton Diamond
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One strategy if you fear Allegiant IRROPS (certainly a reasonable concern) from a WN airport: Also book a WN flight on points for some time later in the day. If your Allegiant goes, cancel the WN.
Jan 17, 2020, 11:31 am
#18
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: San Diego, Ca
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Have you heard about this service, which lets you insure against IRROPS on Allegiant (and Spirit, Frontier, etc.) for $19 one way?
https://www.getfreebird.com/travelers/
https://www.getfreebird.com/travelers/
Jan 17, 2020, 12:30 pm
#19
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: LAS
Posts: 211
If I interpret their business model correctly, they are buying your flight in the event of a cancellation so no out of pocket required at the time of cancellation. With trip interruption service I believe you would need to buy the new flight and then make an insurance claim back to your card, so this is theoretically easier. I have no experience with this company but it sounds potentially useful for one offs where you have a lot of concern about reliability.
Jan 17, 2020, 2:12 pm
#20
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: St Petersburg, FL, USA
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The Wall Street Journal just ranked Allegiant #4 out of the 9 largest domestic airlines, besting JetBlue, United and of course, American. Since killing off the MD80s, their performance numbers (reliability, profitability, etc) have skyrocketed.
Jan 21, 2020, 8:10 am
#21
formerly jackvogt
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: Delta SkyMiles,
Posts: 822
For those of you whining about Allegiant’s past safety record....let’s not forget Southwest has had quite a few scandals involving skipping maintenance on their fleet. Additionally I don’t recall a women getting sucked out of the window on an Allegiant flight.
Now I will say, I have never flown Allegiant because they don’t go to Atlanta.
Now I will say, I have never flown Allegiant because they don’t go to Atlanta.