Is this new base a destination or an origin? When Allegiant finally got around to announcing its service in and out of LAX the other day, 
it made big news in a lot of small towns. In LaLa Land, not so much. But Medford, OR, Monterey, Calif., Wichita, Kan.; Springfield, Mo.; Sioux Falls, SD; Missoula, Mont.; McAllen, Texas; and Bellingham., WA, all celebrated. So did Billings, Mont.; Des Moines, Iowa; Fargo, ND; and Grand Junction, Colo. But after looking at the way Allegiant is growing and profiting, we wouldn't be too sure that the traffic will be entirely composed of folks from Fargo flocking to the southern California gateway.
Allegiant officials have remarked that people are also flying from retirement spots - like southern California - when they want to go home to the grange and visit the family that stayed behind. Of course, there will always be starry-eyed kids who want to leave McAllen and be discovered at Hollywood and Vine...
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