on march 1, 2008, allegiant air opened up their sixth base at bellingham international airport. the airline currently bases a number of aircraft in bellingham which serves as a "focus city" for the airline. in 2012 allegiant announced service to two locations in the hawaiian islands (honolulu and kahului) from bellingham after receiving etops certification from the faa for their 757 aircraft. alaska also entered the market with flights to honolulu, kahului and kona. as of july 2019, both allegiant and alaska no longer serve hawaii from bellingham.