Allegiant Reports April 2011 Traffic

Highest April PRASM and TRASM in the Company's History


LAS VEGAS, May 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq:ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for April 2011.

Scheduled Service
  Apr. 2011 Apr. 2010 Change
Passengers 488,028 484,079 0.8%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 452,315 457,731 (1.2)%
Available seat miles (000) 495,134 505,680 (2.1)%
Load factor 91.4% 90.5% 0.9 pts
Departures 3,602 3,616 (0.4%)
Average stage length (miles) 916 932 (1.7%)
       
Total System*
  Apr. 2011 Apr. 2010 Change
Passengers 519,837 505,314 2.9%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 480,739 473,977 1.4%
Available seat miles (000) 539,873 539,399 0.1%
Load factor 89.0% 87.9% 1.1 pts
Departures 4,088 4,052 0.9%
Average stage length (miles) 883 893 (1.1)%
       
*Total system includes scheduled service, fixed fee contract and non-revenue flying.
       
Preliminary Financial Results
       
      Change
March 2011 actual year-over-year scheduled passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) change 18.5%
March 2011 actual year-over year scheduled total revenue per ASM (TRASM) change 16.7%
   
April 2011 estimated year-over-year PRASM change  23.6 – 24.0%
April 2011 estimated year-over-year TRASM change  20.0 – 20.4%
   
April 2011 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system $3.29
April 2011 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – scheduled  $3.54
   
Capacity Guidance  
   
Guidance, subject to revision Year over Year Growth
  Departures ASMs
May 2011    
 Scheduled (6)% (8)%
     
2nd   Quarter 2011    
 System (4) to 0% (4) to 0%
 Scheduled (5) to (1)% (6) to (2)%
     
3rd Quarter 2011    
 System (7) to (3)% (4) to 0%
 Scheduled (8) to (4)% (6) to (2)%
     
ASMs – Available seat miles    

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 Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix-Mesa, Orlando, Fla., and Tampa/St. Petersburg, 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. In 2010, Allegiant was ranked number one for low-cost carriers in Aviation Week's Top Performing Airline study and ranked 25 on FORTUNE magazine's Fastest-Growing Companies list. ALGT/G

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