If I'm not mistaken, Allegiant is privately owned so they are not required to post profit/loss statements. Allegiant not only has scheduled services but operates charters also. It also has a vacations affiliate offering full vacation packages. David R http://home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html www.sequoians.com www.chanticleers.org =>-----Original Message----- =>From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of =>Matthew Montano =>Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 04:56 =>To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =>Subject: allegiant air => => =>Is Allegiant Air making money? => =>After a weekend visit through Las Vegas, I noticed Allegiant Air =>filling their planes to what seems like some very odd places. =>Bellingham WA, Lansing MI, Peoria IL. => =>But on second thought, it appears to be quite smart. Lansing, =>Bellingham, Amarillo and many more places barely have 4 times a day =>EMB-120 service to a nearby "hub", yet have a catchment area that =>should easily be able to fill an MD83 with Vegas bound travelers if =>the price is right. => =>BUT, are they making money? => =>Matthew =>-- =>No virus found in this incoming message. =>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. =>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.12 - Release Date: 5/17/2005 => -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.12 - Release Date: 5/17/2005