Las Vegas airport continues to add new airlines, routes

Las Vegas airport continues to add new airlines, routes

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  • Katie Ann McCarver, Las Vegas Sun
March 27, 2023 9:12 PM

Since its inception more than two decades ago, Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air has grown to service hundreds of nonstop routes across the country, including several that fly in and out Nevada.

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Allegiant adds stops according to demand from customers, said Kristen Schilling-Gonzales, Allegiant’s vice president of planning. And, she said, that demand often includes one destination: Las Vegas.

Allegiant, which recently added a route to Las Vegas from Lexington, Ky., isn’t the only carrier at Harry Reid International Airport experiencing growth.

A total of 36 domestic markets were added by 10 different airlines to the airport in 2022, and 17 of those were from underserved markets, said Lori Nelson-Kraft, senior vice president of communications at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority