STEWART AIRPORT – Allegiant Airways, which flies non-daily flights from New York Stewart International Airport, has announced that it is going to purchase Sun Country Airlines. Both are low-cost carriers that offer flights to Florida cities.
The transaction could mean additional flights for Stewart, said Heather Bell, president of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce and chairwoman of an ad hoc group promoting the airport.
“New York Stewart International Airport is primarily a residentially traveled, tourism airport, so that would certainly be an opportunity for Allegiant to expand their flight routes out of New York Stewart International Airport, in addition to the other airlines that are currently there and are expanding,” she said.
Allegiant plans to purchase Sun Country for $1.5 billion in cash and stocks.
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