Allegiant Air to Get New CEO During Challenging Period
Photo Credit: An Allegiant Air Airbus A319. John Redmond will take over as Allegiant Travel CEO on June 1, 2022. Allegiant Air
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Allegiant Travel, the flight and leisure trip package seller, appointed its current president, John Redmond, as the company's new CEO beginning June 1.
Redmond, who has served as president for the past five years and been a board member for around 15, will replace current CEO Maurice Gallagher Jr. Gallagher, who is Allegiant's largest shareholder after taking control of the airline in 2001, will transition from chairman to executive chairm
