The speaker talks about how Allegiant Airlines is offering incredibly cheap flights, joking that you can board with just $14 and a chicken. Despite the low fares, they mention the a la carte pricing system where even the seat belt comes at an extra cost. The speaker is excited about the new flight routes being introduced by Allegiant Airlines, including flights to Destin and Charlotte. They express enthusiasm about the positive news and highlight the importance of acknowledging good things amidst the usual complaints.
Allegiant, you can go in there with $14 and a chicken, and they will let you on the plane. I had this last week. I didn't get a chance to go into it, but I want to share it today. And I'll back up for a second because we had an announcement a couple of months ago. The Columbia Regional Airport, which I never fly in and out of because it's too expensive. It's never going where I need it to go. That's just a reality. That they introduced a new flight coming up this summer that will be with Allegiant Airlines. Allegiant, you can go in there with $14 and a chicken, and they will let you on the plane. Cheaper than Spirit? I'm telling you. But they do an a la carte thing, so if you're flying with them, it's like, no, no, no, everything's covered except for the seat belt. If you need a seat belt, you need a safety belt, yeah, that's $5. You get the base seat, and then if you want a seat back, that's a little more. If you want a seat belt, that's a little… We have another new flight at Como, they announced about a week ago or so. I'm excited about that. I think we're flying from Columbia Regional to Charlotte, North Carolina. I think we're introducing that also this summer. This is even exciting. That was Allegiant, and they're going to Destin. Yeah, we love it down there. We've got another one, and this is going to be really, really something. Anyway, that's the big announcement this wee...
Allegiant, you can go in there with $14 and a chicken, and they will let you on the plane. I had this last week. I didn't get a chance to go into it, but I want to share it today. And I'll back up for a second because we had an announcement a couple of months ago. The Columbia Regional Airport, which I never fly in and out of because it's too expensive. It's never going where I need it to go. That's just a reality. That they introduced a new flight coming up this summer that will be with Allegiant Airlines. Allegiant, you can go in there with $14 and a chicken, and they will let you on the plane. Cheaper than Spirit? I'm telling you. But they do an a la carte thing, so if you're flying with them, it's like, no, no, no, everything's covered except for the seat belt. If you need a seat belt, you need a safety belt, yeah, that's $5. You get the base seat, and then if you want a seat back, that's a little more. If you want a seat belt, that's a little… We have another new flight at Como, they announced about a week ago or so. I'm excited about that. I think we're flying from Columbia Regional to Charlotte, North Carolina. I think we're introducing that also this summer. This is even exciting. That was Allegiant, and they're going to Destin. Yeah, we love it down there. We've got another one, and this is going to be really, really something. Anyway, that's the big announcement this week, and it is good news, so I wanted to bring that up. That's cool. Because I know I bitch about a lot of stuff, and sometimes you just need to come over here and say, man, there's some good stuff to talk about as well. Good.