Allegiant Schedule Changes and the Future

Allegiant today started  operating the biweekly AAY420/421 with a mid-morning schedule. I then decided to play around with their booking engine to see how permanent the change was- and I found this:

Starting in November, Allegiant will have 3x weekly service to Pueblo! Also, this moves to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday instead of Sunday-Thusrday. This is big, and further indicates that the market is doing well. The simple fact is Puebloans LOVE to gamble.

Neither Schedule is optimal, from my perspective. Personally, I think the schule should be Something like this:

Sun/Wed: AAY420: Dept LAS @ 4:30 PM PDT Arr PUB @ 6:40-7:00 PM MDT
AAY421: Dept PUB @ 7:30 PM MDT Arr LAS 8:00 PM PDT

Fri:AAY420: Dept LAS @ 6:30 AM PDT Arr PUB @ 9:15-9:30
AAY421: Dept PUB @ 10:00 AM MDT Arr LAS 10:30 AM PDT

This Schedule would allow a three-day weekend where Friday afternoon and Sunday morning can be used. The Wednesday flight I might eliminate, but if people want to fly midweek, I would keep it open.

Puebloans also love to golf, with four golf courses in Pueblo and Pueblo West, plus several good courses in Colorado Springs. With Allegiant selling Phoenix/Mesa as a golf destination, I could see a flight to IWA.



Here's to the best thing to happen to the airport since the regular stream of diversions: Allegiant!

Happy Spotting!
Steve