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ALLEGIANT AIR ANNOUNCES RFD TO LAX

ROCKFORD, Ill. (February 12, 2024) – The Greater Rockford Airport Authority announced that the Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is adding another passenger service route with Allegiant Airlines. The service to Los Angeles will begin on June 12, 2024, with twice weekly service to and from LAX airport. The flights will run on Wednesday and Saturday.

With this new destination, Allegiant now serves eight non-stop destinations out of RFD. Those destinations are:

1. Fort Myers, Florida
2. Las Vegas, Nevada
3. Los Angeles, California
4. Nashville, Tennessee
5. Orlando, Florida
6. Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona
7. Sarasota, Florida
8. Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida

To book a flight, go to www.Flyrfd.com or www.allegiantair.com.

About Chicago Rockford International Airport

The Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is home to a continually growing air cargo industry and is ranked as the 14^th largest airport in the United States for air cargo with more than 3.4 billion pounds of landed weight in 2022. The Airport is home to the second-largest UPS hub in North America and a major base of operations for Amazon Air.

In 2019, RFD was named the fastest-growing cargo airport in the world. The Airport campus also encompasses an aviation maintenance repair facility (AAR) as well as other aircraft maintenance operations capable of servicing next-generation aircraft, as well as an aviation education maintenance program (Rock Valley College) that is turning out a highly trained and skilled workforce. Currently, RFD and its tenants are home to more than 8,000 jobs and contribute millions of dollars annually in real estate taxes. More than 15 international airlines service RFD as a freighter network serving destinations to and from countries from around the world, as well as from international tier one freight forwarders such as DB Schenker, DSV and SENATOR. Visit www.flyrfd.com.