Allegiant Air launch Fort Collins-Phoenix flights

Allegiant Air will add nonstop jet flight between northern Colorado's Fort Collins Loveland Municipal Airport and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on Oct. 8 with one-way fares starting at $30.The Las Vegas based airline's new flights will operate on Mondays and Fridays, departing Fort Collins-Loveland at 11:10 a.m. and arriving in Phoenix-Mesa at 12:05 p.m., both local time. Flights leaving Phoenix-Mesa will depart at 7:40 a.m. arriving in Colorado at 10:30 a.m.

After the introductory period, which ends Sept. 1, regular one-way fares on the route will start at $49.99 one-way.Allegiant will fly 150-seat MD-80 jets on the new route.Allegiant Air is a unit of Allegiant Travel Co. (NASDAQ: ALGT). The airline has offered flights to Las Vegas from Fort Collins-Loveland since 2003.Allegiant Air adding Fort Collins Phoenix flights Denver Business Journal