Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines have cleared a key regulatory hurdle in their merger, receiving antitrust approval from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for the $850 million transaction, originally valued at $1 billion.
The deal was first announced in January. Together, Allegiant and Sun Country will operate 195 aircraft across 175 airports, creating scale in secondary markets and giving travelers more options beyond major hubs.
“We are pleased to receive U.S. antitrust clearance from the Department of Justice,” said Allegiant CEO Greg Anderson, in a press statement. “We remain confident that this combination will deliver meaningful benefits for our customers, team members and the communities we serve. Together, Allegiant and Sun Country will create a stronger leisure-focused airline, offering a broader network, more travel options and increase long-term value creation for our shareholders.”
Allegiant’s Airbus fleet and Sun Country’s Boeing 737 aircraft will be leveraged to expand route coverage and increase operational flexibility.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air connects small- to medium-sized cities to top vacation destinations with low-cost, nonstop flights. Sun Country, headquartered in Minnesota, operates scheduled and charter flights for leisure travelers, visiting friends and relatives (VFR) passengers and cargo services, including Amazon shipments, across the U.S., Mexico, Central America, Canada and the Caribbean.
