FAA reviewing if Allegiant Air didn't file safety reports on time | Tampa Bay Times

 

Just got an email from a Jennifer Salas titled First Officer opportunity, and requesting updated information regarding my application if I am still interested. Then 2 minutes later I get a message saying Jennifer Salas would like to recall her email regarding "Allegiant Airlines First Officer opportunities". 20 minutes later I get the original message requesting updated info. Not sure how to take it... are they interested in my info or not? Has anyone else had this happen? Thanks for any insight.

 

Irish, I got the same emails. The letter said they are planning to hire 80 pilots, so my guess is they are trying to establish who's still interested. She said they would provide an application status within a week from time of submittal. Good luck!

 

Her LinkedIn picture is cute.

 

Spirit has line bidding, 4 days off between trips, & brand new airplanes. They have work rules that allow them to up the pay credit quite a bit, too. The hourly pay rate is but a small piece of the puzzle in the whole 'total compensation,' & 'quality of life' contributions to an amicable contract!! I believe AAPAG found that out in the last contract when the rates went up, but other factors negated a lot of the gains. The NC & Pilot Group have to hold the line on increased pay, but also look for & eliminate sneaky back-door 'gotchas' from the Company that will negate our gains!!

 

Do these 320s call you a retard with a German accent?

Allegiant Air storing Hamburg Airways planes in Tampa | Tampa Bay Times

 

This should give you some insight of how disorganized things are around here at ValuJet....sorry I mean Allegiant.

 

I plan to update them, I was just worried she sent it to me by mistake. I was surprised to hear from them as I igured they would have had a pretty big turn out for the job fair they held back in July. Good luck to you as well!

 

Why won?t Allegiant refund my deceased son?s airfare? | Miami Herald

Q: Our son William died in an automobile accident in May. The time following this tragedy was taken up with grief, with us attempting to reconcile and resolve his personal affairs. In June, I found evidence that our son and his girlfriend had airline reservations with Allegiant for round-trip travel from Orlando to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport the following month.

Given the circumstances, I thought I could contact Allegiant, explain the facts and request a refund. I called the number for customer service and waited for more than an hour, then spoke with a representative, who was quick to tell me she could not help. She said I should fill out the customer comment form on Allegiant’s website, and someone would get back to me in 24 to 48 hours.

I waited the 24 to 48 hours, and when I got no response, I called back. This time, my wait was 66 minutes. A representative was quick to “parrot back” to me the Allegiant refund policy, which I had already grown very familiar with. He told me that passengers were allowed to cancel only within 24 hours of booking a flight.

I reiterated to him that our son was dead. He then told me that even if Allegiant allowed our son’s estate the refund, a $75 penalty would be assessed on each traveler for each portion of the trip, for a total of $300. My son’s ticket cost $349.

When I told him I could not believe Allegiant could be so uncaring and insensitive, he told me he would submit my request for assistance for management review. Again, he told me I would hear back in 24 to 48 hours.

It has now been 18 days since I opened a dialogue with Allegiant. I have followed all the required steps to get this matter resolved. There still is no resolution or answer to my original request.

Our son left this world with debts that need to be settled. While $349 may seem like a small amount of money, it puts us farther down the road to paying off real obligations. All other businesses I have contacted have responded with cooperation and kindness. Only Allegiant has met my request for assistance with barriers to receiving a reasonable and just resolution. Can you help me?

WILLIAM OSBORNE,

DAVENPORT, FLORIDA

A: I’m so sorry about your loss. When a passenger dies, the industry-standard policy is to refund a ticket to the next of kin or to that person’s estate.

But a closer look at Allegiant’s terms and conditions suggests that it might not follow that standard. The airline doesn’t address the death of a passenger, but it takes a hard line on passengers who have a death in the family, saying that you can get a refund only if it’s within 24 hours of purchase (that’s a federal law) but otherwise are stuck with your ticket.

That’s an exceptionally coldhearted policy. And while it may be true that this policy can “keep our fares low for all passengers” and allows Allegiant to “stay competitive,” it also sticks passengers with a bill for a ticket they’ll never use and unjustly enriches Allegiant’s investors. That makes this advocate’s blood boil.

You could have reached out to one of Allegiant’s executives; I publish their names and email addresses on my site (Allegiant - Elliott). Amazingly, it appears that Allegiant was willing to waive its “no refunds” policy in your case. However, adding the penalty fees to the point where you were getting only $49 back was incredibly insensitive. I contacted the airline on your behalf. Allegiant says it was waiting for you to send an obituary for your son, and that it intended to send you a full refund all along.

You received every penny of the $349 back.

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

Read more here: Why won?t Allegiant refund my deceased son?s airfare? | Miami Herald

 

Maybe instead of pay rates we need stock options....and NOT ESPP!


Allegiant Travel Co (ALGT): John Redmond , director of Allegiant Travel Co sold 6,000 shares on Aug 12, 2015. The Insider selling transaction was disclosed on Aug 14, 2015 to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares were sold at $224.77 per share for a total value of $1,348,620.00.

Currently the company Insiders own 20.5% of Allegiant Travel Company Company shares. In the past six months, there is a change of -0.46% in the total insider ownership. Institutional Investors own 74.1% of Company shares. During last 3 month period, -8.64% of total institutional ownership has changed in the company shares. On a different note, The Company has disclosed insider buying and selling activities to the Securities Exchange,The director of Allegiant Travel Co, Redmond John sold 1,500 shares at $220.85 on August 3, 2015. The Insider selling transaction had a total value worth of $331,275. The Insider information was disclosed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a Form 4 filing. Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGT): 10 Analyst have given the stock of Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGT) a near short term price target of $222.6. The standard deviation reading, which is a measure by which the stock price is expected to swing away from the mean estimate, is at $26.04. The higher price target estimate is at $260 while the lower price estimates are fixed at $175.