{"id":128966,"date":"2026-05-13T19:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/allegiant-ceo-defends-low-cost-airline-plan-as-sun-country-deal-closes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:01:13","slug":"allegiant-ceo-defends-low-cost-airline-plan-as-sun-country-deal-closes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/allegiant-ceo-defends-low-cost-airline-plan-as-sun-country-deal-closes\/","title":{"rendered":"Allegiant CEO defends low-cost airline plan as Sun Country deal closes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-107308399\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>An Allegiant Air plane lands at Harry Reid International Airport on July 26, 2022, in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Chase Stevens | Las Vegas Review-Journal | Tribune News Service | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/ALGT\/\">Allegiant Travel Co<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>.&#8217;s acquisition of <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SNCY\/\">Sun Country Airlines<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/allegiant-completes-acquisition-of-sun-country-airlines-creating-the-leading-leisure-focused-us-airline-302770585.html\" target=\"_blank\">closed<\/a> on Wednesday, and the chief executive of the combined company, Greg Anderson, said Allegiant Air will continue to stand out despite industry turmoil, including a surge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/07\/iran-war-jet-fuel-airlines.html\">jet fuel<\/a> costs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our model was built to protect margins and not chase growth,&#8221; Anderson said in an interview with CNBC. <\/p>\n<p>The Las Vegas-based airline announced its $1.5 billion cash-and-stock agreement, including debt, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/11\/allegiant-sun-country-deal.html\">buy Minneapolis-based Sun Country<\/a> in January. The brands and booking portals will remain separate, for now.<\/p>\n<p>The combined carrier, which Allegiant said will serve about 175 cities with more than 650 routes, will continue to be surgical about capacity growth, Anderson said. He said that strategy has insulated the airlines from some of the trouble that other low-cost airlines have faced.<\/p>\n<p>Allegiant&#8217;s plan includes ramping up service during peak travel periods, like in the summer or over spring break, and then dialing that back on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in lower-demand weeks, selling more seats to customers at times when the airline could have more pricing power, Anderson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For example, we&#8217;ll pull capacity back and really park a lot of fleet on a Tuesday in September,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Allegiant and Sun Country have focused on cost-conscious travelers, connecting smaller cities to vacation destinations. Sun Country also flies cargo for <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/AMZN\/\">Amazon<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson said demand continues to be robust, even from the carrier&#8217;s more budget-minded leisure customers, despite the spike in jet fuel costs. The industry is facing billions of dollars in added costs from expensive jet fuel that has roughly doubled since U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran began in February. Jet fuel is typically airlines&#8217; second-biggest cost after labor, and carriers have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/28\/airlines-fares-fuel.html\">hiking fares<\/a> to pass along the cost to customers.  <\/p>\n<p>The Association of Value Airlines, of which both Allegiant and Sun Country are members, last month said it asked the Trump administration for $2.5 billion to offset high fuel charges, but Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/02\/after-spirit-collapse-duffy-says-theres-no-need-for-government-budget-airline-bailout.html\">Sean Duffy<\/a> has said he didn&#8217;t think it was necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Allegiant reported a $42.5 million profit for the first quarter, up 32% from a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It shows you some low-cost models can work,&#8221; said Raymond James airline analyst Savanthi Syth. <\/p>\n<p>The close of the acquisition comes just weeks after once fast-growing budget carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/02\/spirit-airlines-shutdown-inside-the-final-hours.html\">Spirit Airlines<\/a> shut down in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/05\/spirit-airlines-bankruptcy-costs.html\">biggest U.S. airline collapse<\/a> in a generation. <\/p>\n<p>Allegiant hasn&#8217;t disclosed financial estimates for the combined company, but said late last month it expects to cut its capacity 6.5% in the second quarter compared with last year and that third-quarter capacity would be flat to slightly lower than last year.<\/p>\n<p>Smaller budget and leisure-focused airlines are dwarfed by larger competitors\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/DAL\/\">Delta Air Lines<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/AAL\/\">American Airlines<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/UAL\/\">United Airlines<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/LUV\/\">Southwest Airlines<\/a>, which together have a roughly 80% domestic market share in the U.S., according to federal data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-relatedContent\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedContent-1\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-container\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-nonCollapsibleContent\">\n<h2 class=\"RelatedContent-header\">Read more CNBC airline news<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/13\/allegiant-sun-country-acquisition-ceo.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Allegiant Air plane lands at Harry Reid International Airport on July 26, 2022, in Las Vegas. 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