Allegiant Reports May 2009 Traffic

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 7:31 AM

Scheduled Load Factor Exceeds 90% on 26% Scheduled Departure Growth

LAS VEGAS, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- /Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for May 2009.

                                Scheduled Service
                                -----------------
                                   May 2009       May 2008       Change
                                   --------       --------       ------
    Passengers                      434,501        345,500        25.8%
    Revenue passenger miles (000)   381,141        307,656        23.9%
    Available seat miles (000)      420,546        342,140        22.9%
    Load factor                       90.6%          89.9%      0.7 pts
    Departures                        3,283          2,598        26.4%
    Average stage length (miles)        854            882        -3.2%
                                  Total System*
                                  -------------
                                   May 2009       May 2008      Change
                                   --------       --------      ------
    Passengers                      466,840        376,622       24.0%
    Revenue passenger miles (000)   406,078        338,011       20.1%
    Available seat miles (000)      461,274        387,506       19.0%
    Load factor                       88.0%          87.2%     0.8 pts
    Departures                        3,826          3,113       22.9%
    Average stage length (miles)        811            840       -3.5%

*Total system includes scheduled service, fixed fee contract and non-revenue flying.

About the Company

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) focuses on flying travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations such as Las Vegas, Nev., Los Angeles, Cal., Phoenix, Ariz., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Orlando, Fla. and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. Through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, LLC, the Company operates a low-cost, high-efficiency, all-jet passenger airline offering air travel both on a stand-alone basis and bundled with hotel rooms, rental cars and other travel related services. ALGT/G

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