How to Get Cheap Tickets on Allegiant Airlines

Allegiant Airlines, based in Las Vegas, Nev., is renowned for its comfortable planes, straight-forward service and low fares. While the airline offers fares considerably lower than those of its competitors, you can take a few extra steps to ensure you get the cheapest possible ticket price.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Computer with Internet access
Computer with Internet access

Step 1

Decide your route and be prepared to alter it. Allegiant Airlines primarily caters to smaller markets and does not serve most large cities. If you plan to fly Allegiant, be prepared to fly to nearby smaller locations. For the best possible rates, select several small markets within a two- to three-hour drive of your destination.

Step 2

Decide your travel dates and be prepared to alter them. Just as Allegiant Airlines does not serve all markets, it does not offer daily service to the markets it does serve. While some markets receive daily flights, others receive flights only on key travel days. Some small markets may experience Allegiant Airlines service only once per week.

Step 3

Visit the Allegiant Airlines Web site well in advance of your travel dates. At the site, click "Flight Only," select "From" and "To" travel locations and click on the calendar by the "Depart" and "Return" text box to select your travel dates. Change the number of travelers from "2" to the appropriate number in your traveling party and click "Search."

Step 4

View fares in the "Choose Date Below" boxes. After clicking "Search," the Allegiant Airlines Web site will display two calendar boxes labeled "Choose Departure Date Below" and "Choose Return Date Below." For each day the airline serves the markets you selected, the site will list the lowest available fare.

Step 5

If necessary, repeat the search. If Allegiant Air does not serve your desired market on your preferred travel dates or if the fares seem too expensive repeat the above two steps using your alternate travel destinations and alternate dates. Repeat the queries until more desirable rates appear.

Step 6

Decline the option to select your own seat. The Allegiant Airlines Web site automatically assigns a seat and offers you the option to accept that seat or select your own, but the site charges a fee for all pre-assigned seating. Instead of accepting the seat assignment, click "Clear" next to the seat selection and allow the ticket agent to assign your seat for free when you check in.

Step 7

Drive to the airport to purchase tickets. Once you find a desirable fare, you may click on the desired travel dates then click "Continue" to book your fare online. Because the Allegiant Airlines Web site automatically charges a mandatory booking fee, you can save the cost of the fee - $14 as of Oct. 20, 2009 - by completing the transaction at your local airport ticket counter. According to the Allegiant Air Web site, the airline staffs its ticket counters from two hours before a scheduled flight until one hour after the scheduled flight departs.

Tips & Warnings

Allegiant Airlines frequently updates its travel fares, sometimes several times per day. To get the best rates, repeat your search queries several times per day for a few consecutive days. Ticket prices tend to fluctuate as the travel dates draw near. In some cases, ticket prices can drop significantly in the last days before a scheduled flight.

Allegiant Airlines frequently updates its travel fares, sometimes several times per day. To get the best rates, repeat your search queries several times per day for a few consecutive days.

Ticket prices tend to fluctuate as the travel dates draw near. In some cases, ticket prices can drop significantly in the last days before a scheduled flight.

Ticket prices tend to fluctuate as the travel dates draw near. In some cases, ticket prices can increase significantly in the last days before a scheduled flight. Allegiant Air charges a fee for all conveniences including on-board snacks, on-board drinks and even selecting your own seat during the booking process. If you suspect your carry-on baggage may not fit in the plane's overhead bin, pay to check it when you buy your ticket. Allegiant Air charges a higher fee to check bags at the gate, and an even higher fee to check carried-on bags that will not fit into overhead bins.

Ticket prices tend to fluctuate as the travel dates draw near. In some cases, ticket prices can increase significantly in the last days before a scheduled flight.

Allegiant Air charges a fee for all conveniences including on-board snacks, on-board drinks and even selecting your own seat during the booking process.

If you suspect your carry-on baggage may not fit in the plane's overhead bin, pay to check it when you buy your ticket. Allegiant Air charges a higher fee to check bags at the gate, and an even higher fee to check carried-on bags that will not fit into overhead bins.

Resources

Official Allegiant Air Website

Article Written By Keith Evans

Keith Evans has been writing professionally since 1994 and now pursues the ideals of responsible liberal journalism from his office outside of Orlando. He has written for various print and online publications and authored the book, "Appearances: The Art of Class." Evans is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in communication from Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.

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