Review: Allegiant Air A320 Economy

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Ground Experience

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Allegiant Air Snacks In Gate Area

First Impressions

Delay issues aside it’s time to hop aboard the aircraft five hours after the scheduled departure time. Allegiant configures their Airbus A320 with 177 seats with 30 inches of seat pitch. The seats are in a dark blue color scheme featuring a small tray table and litterateur pocket. The aircraft is in clean shape and working order for this evenings flight. During the boarding process cabin crew were friendly and apologetic about the five hour delay.

Economy Seating Allegiant Air A320
Economy Seating Allegiant Air A320
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Seatback Allegiant Air A320

Inflight Experience

After takeoff the crew began their inflight service. Allegiant Air has a small inflight magazine highlighting various Allegiant Air destinations. Near the back of the magazine is a menu outlining the buy on board snacks and beverages. Allegiant offers the option to purchase items al la carte or in bundles. For tonight’s one hour twenty minute flight a snack box was purchased. Snack box runs approximately $13.00. Payment is completed by credit card only. Currently, Allegiant aircraft do not feature Wi-Fi nor power outlets. If booking a longer flight it’s best to charge devices ahead of time.

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Snack Menu Allegiant Air A320
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Photo of: Snack Box Allegiant A320

Final Approach

Allegiant Air has some shortfalls in some areas yet is fine in others. To start, the five hour delay did not bring the experience to a great start. While allegiant staff set up a snack area, there were no gate agents at the podium to answer any questions. Following the flight, Allegiant customer representatives emailed each passenger a $50 flight credit. As expected with a ULCC airline Allegiant’s seats were bare bones. The seats were a bit more comfortable than Frontier Airlines similar product. The biggest issue with the seats however were the lack of a full tray table. It will only fit a small tablet, laptops will not fit. As for the crew, they were apologetic about the delays and were frequently to in the cabin collecting trash and serve buy on board items. Allegiant is rather basic yet gets the job done getting passengers from point A to point B at fairly low prices.