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Airline files for bankruptcy

Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000 | 10:53 a.m.

Allegiant Air Inc. of Fresno, Calif., announced Wednesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The airline said it will continue flights on its only remaining route, a daily flight between Fresno and Las Vegas. Allegiant said "skyrocketing" fuel prices had forced it to seek bankruptcy protection.

Last week, Allegiant canceled all of its flights except the Fresno-Las Vegas route, citing fuel costs. That cutback ended a daily flight between Long Beach, Calif., and Las Vegas. In late November, Allegiant cut its three daily flights between Las Vegas and Reno, just nine days after starting those flights.

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