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Allegiant Air gives passengers rewarding surprise before Sanford flight

Dozens of Allegiant Air passengers got a rewarding surprise Thursday during a flight from Sanford.

Dozens of Allegiant Air passengers got a rewarding surprise Thursday before boarding a flight from Sanford.
The airline announced to a group of travelers at the Orlando-Sanford International Airport that it planned to refund their tickets to celebrate Allegiant's 40-millionth visitor to Florida.
Passengers cheered during the announcement.
"Oh, I think it's fabulous. What a promotion," passenger Dennis Bulver said. "I think they've done a great job with this promotion. I had no clue it was coming up."
The Vegas-based airline started in Florida in 2005.
It has more than 70 routes out of Sanford.