Nov. 3, 2009 (PR Newswire) --
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for October 2009.
Scheduled Service
Oct. 2009 Oct. 2008 Change
Passengers 319,980 243,715 31.3%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 296,334 217,330 36.4%
Available seat miles (000) 330,902 238,305 38.9%
Load factor 89.6% 91.2% (1.6) pts
Departures 2,433 1,825 33.3%
Average stage length (miles) 907 874 3.8%
Total System*
Oct. 2009 Oct. 2008 Change
Passengers 359,084 278,497 28.9%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 325,088 248,037 31.1%
Available seat miles (000) 381,156 284,122 34.2%
Load factor 85.3% 87.3% (2.0) pts
Departures 3,079 2,351 31.0%
Average stage length (miles) 832 816 2.0%
*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. ALGT/G
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SOURCE Allegiant Travel Company
