The airlines continue to struggle to fill planes and keep fares high enough to make money.  October saw low-cost airlines continue to post traffic and capacity increases with AirTran, Allegiant, and JetBlue the only carriers that grew in size and traffic. 

Allegiant continues to grow at very strong rates.  Allegiant Air is a low-cost model airline [...]

Allegiant Airlines has announced that they have exercised 120-day notice clauses in their five Cuban Family charter contracts to terminate the agreements and cease flying those routes. 

Allegiant says that it is doing this because the Cuban charter program brings unwanted complexity to their operations that currently focus on simplicity and efficiency. 

The one dedicated aircraft that [...]