Earl and I are taking a trip soon and using Allegiant Airlines as our airline carrier. It’s one of those companies that advertises ultra low-cost, non-stop flights to selected cities. I’d never used it before, because I have used a travel agent for thirty years to book my airline travels.
But because Allegiant requires that you book online, I attempted to make these reservations myself, not even dreaming that Debbie, my agent, could help. Long story short, I am incapable of making airline reservations online in an economical manner because I’ve never learned how to do it. So Debbie bailed me out. At no commission, because Allegiant won’t work with a travel agent. I owe her one.
However, she wasn’t able to stop daily emails from Allegiant with all kinds of goofy suggestions. Like “Traveling lite is overrated” as an incentive for travelers to check extra bags online and avoid an added fee at the airport. Earl and I have always traveled lite and never found it overrated.
Another Allegiant tack is to tell travelers if they don’t print their boarding passes online, there is a $5 fee per pass if an agent has to print it for you. And another is that water costs $3 on board. By the time this trip is over, it will not fall in the “ultra low-cost” category.
We haven’t taken the flight yet, so I’m reserving comment on that part of the experience. But so far, I’m underwhelmed.
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