A BUDGET airline is to reportedly axe all its services at Los Angeles International Airport after 17 years.
The company plans to end its operations at the Californian airport next year – and switch to a rival, according to media reports.
Falling customer demand means the axe will fall on Allegiant Air’s last two services at LAX on January 3, 2026.
This includes the company’s flights to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and Bellingham in Washington.
It comes just months after airline bosses announced they were cutting back services at the airport to concentrate on other business ventures.
Allegiant Air, an American low cost airline headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, focuses on serving leisure traffic from small and medium-sized cities which it considers to be underserved.
It uses an ultra low-cost business model with minimal inclusions in fares.
Not an easy decision
A spokesperson for Allegiant said the decision to leave LAX was “not one we made lightly”.
“It is driven by Allegiant’s long-term strategic goals and reflective of our flexible business value,” they told Aviation Week.
“With LAX’s per-passenger costs projected to reach nearly $64 by 2031 (per Fitch Ratings), we’ve chosen to pivot toward a more sustainable and value-oriented model in the LA basin.”
It comes as the company shifts operations to the nearby Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR).
Allegiant said it is using BUR as it offers lower operating costs and streamlined gate and facility usage.
This, said the company, will create a better working environment for staff members.
Another incentive
The opening of a new terminal at BUR, due in late 2026, was also cited as an incentive.
Allegiant’s announcement comes in the same week Delta Air Lines announced it is to cut flights to a major tourist hotspot from two US airports.
One route will be entirely blacked out while another will be slashed in half as of October.
Earlier this month, the airline filed a motion with the Department of Transportation requesting to decrease its flights to Cuba.
It said this move to axe flights for a whole season is due to a lack of customer demand.
“Delta requests a full-season waiver, from October 26, 2025 through March 28, 2026,” the motion states.
It impacts flights to Havana, Cuba, from both Atlanta, Georgia, and Miami, Florida.
