BEND, Ore. -- This fall, Allegiant Air is adding nonstop service between Redmond Municipal Airport and Phoenix, Arizona.

The no-frills, low-cost airline already flies between Redmond and Las Vegas.

The airline is also adding a Eugene-Phoenix route and a Medford-Phoenix run.

Allegiant says it will initially offer flights to the Phoenix-Mesa region at a special introductory fare of $69 one-way.

Meanwhile, small towns across Oregon, from Coos Bay to Klamath Falls, have been losing air service recently, thanks to the lagging economy and high fuel prices.