Your dreams of driving a couple of minutes to the Northern Colorado Regional Airport to catch a plane to Vegas are over, at least for the moment.
Allegiant’s announced service from Fort Collins to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport was scheduled to begin on November 21, but today the airline pulled out.
According to a press release;
Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announced it has canceled anticipated service at Northern Colorado Regional Airport in Fort Collins in the absence of a planned air traffic control tower. The Las Vegas-based company had been given assurances that a tower would be in place prior to their scheduled start of service.
“Having an air traffic control tower on property, staffed with FAA-certified controllers, was essential to our decision to schedule service at Fort Collins,” said Tyler Hollingsworth, Allegiant’s vice president, safety and security. “We were deeply frustrated to learn that promise would not be fulfilled, leaving us with no responsible choice but to cancel service at this time. Most of all, we regret disappointing our customers who looked forward to flying with us on these routes, and ask for their understanding.”
Customers booked for these flights will be notified of the cancelation by email, and will receive a full refund to their original form of purchase.