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Allegiant Air has announced that they are moving its services from Akron-Canton Airport to Cleveland Hopkins Airport beginning February of next year. 

BIG news! We're moving operations from #CAK to #CLE & adding 4 new routes to northeast Ohio! https://t.co/ZYw28pM7fT #GetAway #YourWay pic.twitter.com/sqcAFbrdtQ

— Allegiant (@Allegiant) September 21, 2016

The airline says the decision doubles the number of weekly routes out of Northeast Ohio.

Any customers who purchased tickets for flights leaving out of Akron-Canton Airport next year can be re-accommodated from Cleveland Hopkins or receive a full refund.

CAK released this statement following the announcement: 

"We were informed by Allegiant Air that despite great performance at Akron-Canton Airport they will cease service at CAK on February 15, 2017.

Although we hate to lose any airline service, we do not anticipate a significant impact from this announcement as customers have many other exceptional vacation destination options from CAK.

Customers can still very easily and affordably fly to Florida and Myrtle Beach nonstop from CAK aboard Spirit Airlines. Customers looking for great fares, exceptional service and easy connections can also fly American, Delta, Southwest or United from CAK.

Despite this reduction in service, CAK capacity (number of available seats daily) is anticipated to be an increase in the second quarter of 2017 (after service ends) over this year. Customers with Allegiant Air reservations after February 15 should contact the airline directly at www.allegiantair.com or call 1-702-505-8888."

It's not a big problem here, but TSA officials are reminding travelers that firearms are not allowed through airport checkpoints. Period.

"The bottom line is TSA doesn't want to infringe on anyone's rights to take a firearm with them when they travel," said regional spokesperson Mark Howell. "We just want to make sure it's done in the safest way possible and that it's inaccessible in the aircraft, so it's in a checked bag underneath the aircraft." 

Howell said not only is it a safety issue to travel with a firearm inside an airport checkpoint, but travelers can add some pretty serious delays when getting screened -- even to the point where TSA officials are forced to close off a checkpoint lane.

"The first thing we do is hit an alarm. Our law enforcement partners will actually come and take the firearm and the person out of the checkpoint area," said Howell. "The reason they do that is it's a safety thing. About 80 percent of the firearms we find in the checkpoint are loaded." 

TSA at @CAKairport reminding travelers to leave firearms in checked baggage. A quick how-to: pic.twitter.com/aivz2tmfEM

— Amani Abraham (@AmaniAbraham) May 5, 2016

Howell said there has been about a 25 percent increase, nationwide, of firearms coming through airport checkpoints, but it hasn't been a big problem in Northeast Ohio. So far this year, only one person has tried to travel through the Akron-Canton Airport TSA checkpoint with a firearm and four people at Cleveland Hopkins Airport.

People can still travel with firearms, but it has to be part of checked baggage and travelers must fill out a declaration form and follow TSA policy.

Click here for more information on traveling with a firearm.