Allegiant Air celebrates five-year partnership with Chicago Midway International Airport

Home
»
Stories
»
2025
»
May

GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Boeing 777X | The Boeing Company

By Sky Industry News

May 16, 2025

The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) is celebrating a significant milestone with Allegiant Air, marking five years of collaboration. The partnership has enabled the airline to offer affordable nonstop travel options to residents in Chicago and nearby areas.

Kristen Schilling-Gonzales, Allegiant’s Vice President of Planning & Revenue, expressed her excitement about the achievement: “We are thrilled to celebrate this milestone with Chicago Midway International Airport. Our partnership with MDW has allowed us to provide affordable, nonstop options to countless passengers. This moment marks another milestone in what has been an incredible journey and we look forward to many more years of success.”

Allegiant Air focuses on leisure travel, scheduling flights around vacation seasons to make air travel convenient and affordable. The airline's all-nonstop flight policy ensures passengers spend less time at airports.

Get the Newsletter

Sign-up to receive weekly round up of news from Sky Industry News

By submitting, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By providing your phone number you are opting in and consenting to receive recurring SMS/MMS messages, including automated texts, to that number from our short code. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help, STOP to end. SMS opt-in will not be sold, rented, or shared.

Tracey Payne, CDA Acting Commissioner, commented on Allegiant’s contributions: “I am proud to celebrate Allegiant’s ongoing commitment to Midway over these past five years. Expanded service and destinations from our low-cost carrier partners helps keep Chicagoans connected to a wide range of destinations for business, leisure or anything in between while keeping airfares affordable.”

This summer is expected to be the busiest in history for both O’Hare and Midway airports, with over 17.8 million departing seats scheduled from June through August. Allegiant is one of three ultra-low-cost carriers operating at Midway, contributing to airfares that are 10% below the national average according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s latest report.

In June 2025, Allegiant plans its largest number of departing seats from Midway within a single month. By July's peak summer schedule, it will serve six nonstop destinations from Midway compared to four when it began operations there in May 2020:

- Asheville, North Carolina (2x weekly)

- Destin, Florida (3x weekly)

- Knoxville, Tennessee (2x weekly)

- Provo, Utah (2x weekly)

- Punta Gorda, Florida (2x weekly)

- Savannah, Georgia (2x weekly)

Details on flight days and times can be found exclusively at Allegiant.com.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air operates as an integrated travel company focusing on connecting customers with important people and places through nonstop flights since 1999. For further information about their services or media inquiries including photos visit http://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF