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One Week Left To Enter Contest For Fly-Away Chance

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CINCINNATI – One week remains in the Fly-Away contest by FC Cincinnati, Allegiant and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), who will take one lucky fan and three friends to cheer on the Orange and Blue when they take on the Tampa Bay Rowdies in Tampa, Florida, on August 25.


Fans can enter at cvgairport.com/win until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 4, 2018. Four finalists will be invited to the FCC home game at Nippert Stadium against the Rowdies on Saturday, July 14, for the grand-prize drawing.


The grand-prize winner will receive round-trip airfare for four on Allegiant, two nights hotel accommodations and tickets to the FC Cincinnati game on August 25 in Tampa Bay. Three runners-up will each receive a $200 Allegiant travel voucher. 


“As Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky’s hometown airline, we are thrilled to be partnering with CVG and FC Cincinnati to take one lucky fan and three friends to cheer on the hometown team in the Tampa Bay area,” said Scott DeAngelo, chief marketing officer, Allegiant. “We’re really proud of the relationship we have built with Cincinnati-area travelers over the last four years, and we look forward to taking them to cheer on FC Cincinnati.”


“Allegiant and FC Cincinnati are great partners of CVG, and we’re excited to offer this unique travel experience for a lucky fan,” said Candace McGraw, chief executive officer, CVG.


“Nothing means more to us than our supporters’ personal investment in our club and its community and commercial partners,” FC Cincinnati President and General Manager Jeff Berding said. “We’re thrilled to have partners who embrace our commitment to our fans – and our supporters’ commitment to the team. We look forward to welcoming the grand-prize winner to Tampa in September.”


Allegiant flight days, times and the lowest fares from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) can be found only at Allegiant.com.


ABOUT FC CINCINNATI
FC Cincinnati is a professional soccer club that currently plays in the United Soccer League and will enter Major League Soccer in 2019. The club’s ownership group is led by majority owner Carl H. Lindner III and also includes Scott Farmer and George Joseph. Launched in 2015 by current President and General Manager Jeff Berding, FCC began play in the USL in 2016. The club has earned postseason berths in both of its USL seasons, and, in 2017, also advanced to the semifinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup that included pair of victories over MLS squads. The team currently plays its home games at the historic Nippert Stadium on the campus of the University of Cincinnati and will open a new soccer-specific stadium in Cincinnati’s West End neighborhood in 2021.


ABOUT CVG
CVG offers more nonstop destinations than any airport in the region, including direct international service to Paris, Iceland, Toronto, Cancun, Cozumel, Montego Bay, Grand Bahama Island and Punta Cana. CVGairport.com is your award-winning, travel-planning resource with flight status, security wait times, parking availability and weather. CVG is a top 10 cargo airport in North America, and home to one of three global super-hubs for DHL and Amazon Air’s cargo hub. The airport is recognized globally as a leading U.S. airport by SkyTrax World Airport Awards. CVG is the only airport in the country to receive Safety Act Designation and Certification from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), giving the airport the highest level of protections under the Act.


ABOUT ALLEGIANT®
Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is focused on linking travelers to world-class leisure destinations. The airline offers industry-low fares on an all-jet fleet while also offering other travel-related products such as hotel rooms and rental cars. All can be purchased only through the company website, Allegiant.com. Beginning with one aircraft and one route in 1999, the company has grown to over 80 aircraft and more than 300 routes across the country with base airfares less than half the cost of the average domestic round-trip ticket. For downloadable press kit, including photos, visit: http://gofly.us/ToZT30iauev.