No more commercial service for MidAmerica

The Las Vegas-based airline is leaving because of competition from St. Louis, Missouri, roughly 27 miles (43.45km) northwest, and the slowing economy, Allegiant spokeswoman Tyri Squyres says. 

MidAmerica will lose twice weekly Las Vegas flights and Orlando-Sanford, Florida service.

Low-cost competition at Lambert St. Louis International airport includes Southwest Airlines flights to Las Vegas, according to Innovata.

MidAmerica is the latest airport losing Allegiant because of nearby competition.

Low-cost competition in Detroit and Flint, Michigan led the airline to announce it will leave Lansing Capital Region International airport in the first quarter.

Allegiant offers flights from Lansing to the Tampa Bay area and Orlando, city pairs served by several other low-cost carriers. Southwest, Spirit Airlines and AirTran Airways connect Detroit and Orlando, according to Innovata, which also shows that Southwest and Spirit fly between Detroit and Tampa,

AirTran links Flint with Tampa and Orlando, schedules in Innovata show.

Allegiant will relocate to Grand Rapid's Gerald R. Ford International airport, roughly 70 miles west in February.