Allegiant Air, which abruptly announced earlier this month it was halting service from Colorado’s Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, announced Tuesday it is adding nonstop service from Oakland International Airport and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Montrose Regional Airport this winter.
The Montrose airport, about 65 miles from Telluride, is one of the primary commercial aviation gateways for the ski resort area.
Flights will be available on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Dec. 15 to April 3. The Telluride Montrose Regional Airport Organization is providing some revenue guarantees to Allegiant to fly into the Telluride area. Without the guarantees to mitigate risk, most commercial airlines would not fly into the region at the level necessary to sustain the region’s tourism-driven economy, the airport organization said in a statement.
“There has never been a more affordable, or more accessible way for people in Phoenix and the Bay Area to discover what makes Telluride one of the world’s premier winter vacation destinations,” Telluride Tourism Board President and CEO Michael Martelon said in a statement.
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