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Allegiant Adding Nonstop Service From JAX Airport To Grand Rapids, MI

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Grand Rapids, Mich. will be added to the list of cities with nonstop service from Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) starting in October.

JAX airport announced announced Wednesday that Allegiant Airlines will begin nonstop service on Friday, October 4.

Flights will depart from Jacksonville at 11:14 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays, arriving at Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) at approximately 1:31 p.m.

Credit Allegiant Airlines
This screenshot was taken from the Allegiant Airlines website on Wednesday, June 19, showing an introductory price offer for nonstop flight service between JAX Airport and Grand Rapids, Mich.

Flights from GRR will depart at 8:15 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays, and arrive at JAX at approximately 10:29 a.m.  

“Nonstop service to Grand Rapids will make it easy for Midwest travelers to see all that Northeast Florida has to offer," JAA CEO Mark VanLoh said in an email to WJCT News. “It also means that our community will have direct access to one of Michigan's most beautiful cities," he added.

Fares were not announced but a check of Allegiant’s website Wednesday afternoon showed an introductory offer of $98 for a round trip ticket on October 4 with taxes, carrier fees and government fees included. 

More information is available at Allegiant’s website.

Bill Bortzfield can be reached at bbortzfield@wjct.org, 904-358-6349 or on Twitter at @BortzInJax.

Photo used under Creative Commons license.

Bill joined WJCT News in September of 2017 from The Florida Times-Union, where he served in a variety of multimedia journalism positions.