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Special Charges
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]  
Special Charges Special Charges
Allegiant Air and Sun Country

The Company has identified airframes for early retirement to coincide with 737 MAX aircraft deliveries as scheduled under an amendment to the Company's agreement with The Boeing Company signed in September 2023. To date, the Company has retired a total of 17 airframes under this plan. The remaining airframes are to be retired between August 2026 and January 2027. The accelerated depreciation on these airframes resulting from a change in the estimated useful life is recorded as a special charge during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

In fourth quarter 2025, the Company committed to a plan to redevelop certain internal-use software to better suit operational needs. As a result, the estimated useful life of the existing internal-use software asset was shortened, and the accelerated amortization resulting from the change in estimated useful life is recorded as a special charge during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

On May 13, 2026, the Company completed its acquisition of Sun Country. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company incurred costs directly related to integration and other transaction costs, which included legal and professional fees, change in control payments, and other employee-related expenses. These costs are presented as special charges in the Company's consolidated statements of income. The Company expects to incur additional acquisition-related costs in the future as the integration continues. The acquisition is more fully discussed in Note 2.

In second quarter 2025, the Company recorded $12.1 million of special charges related to corporate restructuring efforts taken in response to softness in air travel demand due to heightened macroeconomic uncertainty. These efforts included voluntary separation packages offered to corporate and operational personnel, termination of certain marketing agreements and abandonment of certain IT assets no longer being used.

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded an allowance for credit losses related to a note receivable arising from the Company's financing of the purchase of two flight simulators by a third party in 2016 and 2017. The counterparty to the note receivable declared bankruptcy during first quarter 2026, which led the Company to conclude that a credit loss is probable for the full amount outstanding. The Company continues to evaluate the matter, and the allowance may be adjusted as additional information becomes available.

Sunseeker Resort

In second quarter 2025, the Company recorded special charges of $102.2 million related to the sale of Sunseeker Resort at Charlotte Harbor (the "Resort" or "Sunseeker Resort") and the associated Aileron Golf Course. The sale was completed on September 4, 2025. In addition, the Resort was impacted by weather events occurring between 2022 and 2024, with the related costs and insurance recoveries recorded within special charges as incurred. No further insurance recoveries are expected.
Special Charges Table

The table below summarizes special charges recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025.
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)2026202520262025
Accelerated depreciation on airframes identified for early retirement$1,305 $2,501 $2,652 $3,892 
Accelerated amortization of software identified for redevelopment9,960 — 19,920 — 
Integration costs55,237 — 64,794 — 
Organizational restructuring— 12,095 — 12,095 
Credit loss on note receivable— — 7,019 — 
Airline special charges66,502 14,596 94,385 15,987 
Sunseeker special charges, net of insurance recoveries(550)103,328 (651)100,382 
Total special charges$65,952 $117,924 $93,734 $116,369