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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque International Sunport has landed another airline.

Allegiant Air will arrive in Albuquerque on June 2 with nonstop flights to Austin and Las Vegas, Nev. Allegiant, the first of the so-called “ultra- low cost carriers” at the Sunport, will offer each of the new flights twice a week: Thursdays and Sundays.

The Las Vegas-based carrier becomes the eighth airline operating out of the Sunport and brings the total number of nonstop destinations to 24.

“I think what’s most exciting about this announcement is we now have a nonstop to Austin and we didn’t before. … That’s important connectivity for us,” Mayor Richard Berry said, adding that he hears the most requests for service to the Texas capital, Boston and Washington’s Reagan National.

It’s the latest spot of good news for the Sunport, which is experiencing its first traffic uptick in years. The airport saw 5.1 percent more passengers in January than in January 2015. That marks the fourth consecutive month the airport had a year-over-year increase and points to a potential reversal of a long-standing downward trend. Annual traffic dropped each year from 2008 to 2015. Officials have cited the recession, the airline industry’s changing business model and the expiration of the Wright Amendment, which had effectively forced Southwest Airlines to make stops in cities like Albuquerque on longer routes into and out of its Dallas hub.

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The Sunport has aggressively pursued new airlines during that span, successfully recruiting JetBlue and Alaska Airlines with incentive packages. Allegiant will get a similar deal, paying no landing fees and getting a 75-percent discount on rent and other usage costs for two years and getting some marketing assistance, an airport spokesman said.

The airline is a subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company, which describes itself as “linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations.” It serves more than 100 communities and also sells hotel rooms, rental cars and travel packages.

“Allegiant is always exploring opportunities to serve new markets,” spokeswoman Krysta Levy said in a statement to the Journal. “Albuquerque is a great opportunity to introduce ultra-low-cost service to two popular vacation destinations for local travelers.”

Allegiant’s introductory fares will start at $29 for each of its new Albuquerque routes, according to a news release. Ultra-low cost airlines are known for cheap base rates but also for the extra fees. Allegiant passengers pay more when using a credit card, bringing a second carry-on (travelers can tote a single small personal item for free) and printing boarding passes at certain airports. They also must pay for all checked baggage.