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Allegiant Air leaving Akron-Canton Airport for Cleveland Hopkins

Ideastream Public Media | By Kevin Niedermier,
Kevin Niedermier
Published September 21, 2016 at 4:55 PM EDT
Cleveland and Allegiant Air officials celebrate the air carrier's decision to move from Akron-Canton Airport to Cleveland Hopkins. (L-R) Hopkins' Todd Payne, Allegiant's Lukas Johnson, interim Hopkins Director Fred Szabo, Mayor Frank Jackson and John Luteran of the Greater Cleveland Partnership
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Cleveland and Allegiant Air officials celebrate the air carrier's decision to move from Akron-Canton Airport to Cleveland Hopkins. (L-R) Hopkins' Todd Payne, Allegiant's Lukas Johnson, interim Hopkins Director Fred Szabo, Mayor Frank Jackson and John Luteran of the Greater Cleveland Partnership
Cleveland and Allegiant Air officials celebrate the air carrier's decision to move from Akron-Canton Airport to Cleveland Hopkins. (L-R) Hopkins' Todd Payne, Allegiant's Lukas Johnson, interim Hopkins Director Fred Szabo, Mayor Frank Jackson and John Luteran of the Greater Cleveland Partnership
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Cleveland and Allegiant Air officials celebrate the air carrier's decision to move from Akron-Canton Airport to Cleveland Hopkins. (L-R) Hopkins' Todd Payne, Allegiant's Lukas Johnson, interim Hopkins Director Fred Szabo, Mayor Frank Jackson and John Luteran of the Greater Cleveland Partnership

Ultra-low cost airline is leaving and relocating to . Akron-Canton officials say the move will not be a major blow to their airport. 

Allegiant Air will make the switch to Cleveland Hopkins in February. The low-cost airline says it's not unhappy with Akron-Canton, but most of its Northeast Ohio passengers are from Greater Cleveland, and Hopkins offers more room to grow.

Akron-Canton President Rick McQueen says the airport always hates to lose a carrier. But he says Spirit Airlines coming on-board blunts the loss of Allegiant.

鈥淪pirit actually starts in November, so their flights will already be in effect when this happens. And of course they offer great low fares.鈥�

McQueen says with Spirit, the only destination Akron-Canton loses when Allegiant leaves is Savannah, Ga. Allegiant is moving all six of its current destinations to Cleveland, and it will add four new destinations.

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Kevin was raised in New Washington in rural North Central Ohio. He attended Bowling Green State University and Ashland College (now Ashland University) before beginning his career in commercial radio news.