New route flies to Sarasota

SARASOTA — A new flight has taken off at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. 

From the cooler weather at the Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio, the new flight to the airport, under the call letters SRQ, began March 3. 

“We’re thrilled to expand our service in Sarasota and offer vacationers coming to the area a beautiful, sunny destination,” says Drew Wells, Allegiant’s senior vice president of revenue and planning. “We know leisure travelers enjoy the convenience Allegiant offers: affordable flights that get them to their destinations without the hassle of layovers or connections.”

The flights will take off twice each week. SRQ reported 347,268 passengers in December, which is an increase of 191.5% compared to the previous year. 

In order to keep up with demand, the airport tripled its jet fuel tank capacity with the addition of three 100,000 gallon jet fuel storage tanks, added remote parking lots and expanded long-term parking and the screening checkpoint area.