Allegiant Air's mechanical failures on 3 planes delay 662 Hawaii-bound passengers

[CA1900]

... my buddy that flies for them says the seats don't recline. OUCH

I actually consider that a bonus. I hate it when the guy in front of me reclines, as it makes it impossible to properly use my laptop, and it digs into my knees.

I believed they even landed at the wrong airport in FL didn't they???

I don't know of them actually landing at the wrong one, but they did almost land at Lantana airport instead of PBI. That would have been sporty to say the least! Article

 

[nordo_2]

I believed they even landed at the wrong airport in FL didn't they???

You mean like Delta did, like American did, like United did…

 

[johnsonrod]

Hawaii makes sense for Allegiant because most pax spend at least a week in Hawaii (vs. just 2-3 days) and Allegiant gets a piece of the full package (i.e., car rental, hotel and even side trips) arranged through Allegiant... The airplane seat is a loss-leader for Allegiant which makes it up on the total package - that is the Allegiant model for all of its sunny destination markets... Hawaii will be profitable if a majority of the passengers use the Allegiant tour packages (vs. the one-off passengers). Of course, paying below-average wages for 757 flying helps preserve the profit margins too............

 

[Grandpa +65]

ETOPS was a bit harder than it looked. Southwest found that out also.

 

[BentOver]

If you're planning a dream vacation/wedding/ or get that one week of vacation a year.. It's usually pretty important to buy a ticket on a reliable carrier that'll more than likely get you there.... Like say Hawaiian.... I'd be pissed if I booked a dream vacation and then got delayed for 3 days....