Allegiant Air, which operates a hub at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in east Mesa, reported another month of large traffic gains in August.

Allegiant Air said this week it will begin flying twice-weekly nonstop flights between Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Wichita, Kan., beginning Nov. 20.

Allegiant Air is offering 99-cent seats to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.

Allegiant Air has announced plans to offer nonstop flights between Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Pasco, Wash., beginning Nov. 19.

 Allegiant Air officials say they are pleased with their business at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, and passenger figures compiled by the airport authority show that they have reason to be happy.

Allegiant Air, the primary carrier serving Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, reported a 32 percent increase in the number of passengers during April.

Allegiant Air said Monday that it will suspend some flights through Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport during July and August in anticipation of slower traffic during the warm-weather months.

All aboard for the Badlands. Starting Nov. 21, Valley passengers will be able to fly nonstop from Mesa’s Williams Gateway Airport to Rapid City, S.D.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air, which began serving Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport less than a year ago, drastically increased its passenger counts, according to its latest report.

Allegiant Air is banking on a growing number of passengers at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to guarantee a $3 million loan for expansion of the terminal.

Allegiant Air, the Las Vegas-based airline that serves 54 cities, including 12 from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, said Tuesday it increased ridership by 47 percent in October compared with the same month last year.

Allegiant Air, which operates a hub at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, said Monday it has signed an agreement to purchase 18 MD-80-series aircraft from Scandinavian Airlines System.

Allegiant Airways will halt flights from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Honolulu in August for a short time, an airways spokesperson said Tuesday.

The area’s growing reliever airport is no longer just the place Midwesterners fly into to escape frigid winters.

Allegiant Air announced Thursday it will begin offering nonstop service between Mesa and the San Francisco Bay Area via Oakland International Airport beginning Jan. 18, 2012.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Airlines, which provides the only scheduled passenger service at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, said it flew 188,465 passengers in September, 4.5 percent more than it flew in September 2007.

Allegiant Air has added nonstop jet service between Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Colorado Springs, Colo., with one-way fares starting at $29.99. The flights will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Fifteen is today’s magic number for air travellers using Allegiant Air at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.