Allegiant Air cancels flights, lays off 41 due to soaring fuel prices

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Allegiant Air cancels flights, lays off 41 due to soaring fuel prices 10.52 p.m. ET (407 GMT) December 8, 2000

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Allegiant Air, which expanded its service to four cities this summer, grounded those flights Friday and laid off 41 employees because of soaring fuel prices.

The airline suspended flights from Fresno to Lake Tahoe, Long Beach, Reno, Nev., and Portland, Ore., because they were losing money. Allegiant's ticket counter employees and baggage handlers were laid off at those airports, said spokesman Mark Peterson.

The airline blamed fuel prices that have climbed from 80 cents a gallon a year ago to $1.38 now.

It plans to continue charter service and 10 roundtrip flights to Las Vegas each week.

http://www.foxnews.com/national/1208/d_ap_1208_243.sml

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), December 08, 2000


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