Oct. 5, 2009 (PR Newswire) --
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for September and third quarter 2009.
Scheduled Service
Sep. 2009 Sep. 2008 Change
Passengers 288,761 188,465 53.2%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 264,729 165,838 59.6%
Available seat miles (000) 294,737 180,622 63.2%
Load factor 89.8% 91.8% (2.0) pts
Departures 2,203 1,398 57.6%
Average stage length (miles) 893 863 3.5%
3Q09 3Q08 Change
Passengers 1,208,306 854,833 41.3%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 1,095,291 745,188 47.0%
Available seat miles (000) 1,218,951 794,730 53.4%
Load factor 89.9% 93.8% (3.9) pts
Departures 9,181 6,223 47.5%
Average stage length (miles) 888 856 3.7%
Total System*
Sep. 2009 Sep. 2008 Change
Passengers 330,382 222,788 48.3%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 292,229 200,078 46.1%
Available seat miles (000) 343,011 228,339 50.2%
Load factor 85.2% 87.6% (2.4) pts
Departures 2,866 1,889 51.7%
Average stage length (miles) 805 815 -1.2%
3Q09 3Q08 Change
Passengers 1,339,407 974,600 37.4%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 1,173,831 858,100 36.8%
Available seat miles (000) 1,350,284 946,366 42.7%
Load factor 86.9% 90.7% (3.8) pts
Departures 11,117 7,835 41.9%
Average stage length (miles) 818 815 0.4%
*Total system includes scheduled service, fixed fee contract and non-revenue flying.
About the Company
Las Vegas based Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT), is focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations such as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Orlando, Fla. Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, 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.
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