LAS VEGAS, Oct. 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq:ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for September 2012.
"September has historically been our weakest month of the year and 2012 was no different," said Andrew Levy, President of Allegiant Travel Co. "In addition, our 23.1 percent growth in scheduled available seat miles (ASMs), predominately driven by our 166 seat growth initiative, added to the seasonal effects which pressured September load factor. That said, we continue to see the profit benefits of the additional sixteen seats, and we are also very pleased with our growth rate in TRASM, as this has helped to offset heightened fuel prices. We expect scheduled load factors in future months to be more in line with the 90 percent range we have posted for most months during the past few years."
| Scheduled Service | |||
| Sept 2012 | Sept 2011 | Change | |
| Passengers | 402,768 | 359,739 | 12.0% |
| Revenue passenger miles (000) | 379,435 | 327,382 | 15.9% |
| Available seat miles (000) | 447,226 | 363,438 | 23.1% |
| Load factor | 84.8% | 90.1% | (5.3)pts |
| Departures | 2,923 | 2,684 | 8.9% |
| Average stage length (miles) | 920 | 892 | 3.2% |
| 3Q12 | 3Q11 | Change | |
| Passengers | 1,617,031 | 1,478,046 | 9.4% |
| Revenue passenger miles (000) | 1,519,124 | 1,347,896 | 12.7% |
| Available seat miles (000) | 1,686,230 | 1,462,636 | 15.3% |
| Load factor | 90.1% | 92.2% | (2.1)pts |
| Departures | 11,320 | 10,834 | 4.5% |
| Average stage length (miles) | 910 | 892 | 2.1% |
| Total System* | |||
| Sept 2012 | Sept 2011 | Change | |
| Passengers | 436,013 | 398,206 | 9.5% |
| Revenue passenger miles (000) | 406,958 | 357,525 | 13.9% |
| Available seat miles (000) | 491,568 | 415,941 | 18.2% |
| Load factor | 82.8% | 86.0% | (3.2)pts |
| Departures | 3,449 | 3,317 | 4.0% |
| Average stage length (miles) | 866 | 832 | 4.1% |
| 3Q12 | 3Q11 | Change | |
| Passengers | 1,727,117 | 1,578,645 | 9.4% |
| Revenue passenger miles (000) | 1,598,861 | 1,425,002 | 12.2% |
| Available seat miles (000) | 1,828,576 | 1,593,766 | 14.8% |
| Load factor | 87.4% | 89.4% | (2.0)pts |
| Departures | 13,080 | 12,527 | 4.5% |
| Average stage length (miles) | 860 | 845 | 1.8% |
| *Total system includes scheduled service, fixed fee contract and non-revenue flying. | |||
| Preliminary Financial Results | |
| Change | |
| August 2012 actual year-over-year | |
| Scheduled revenue per scheduled ASM (PRASM) change | (8.5)% |
| August 2012 actual year-over-year | |
| Scheduled total revenue per scheduled ASM (TRASM) change | (2.2)% |
| September 2012 estimated year-over-year PRASM change | (17.1)% to (16.7)% |
| September 2012 estimated year-over-year TRASM change | (8.1)% to (7.7)% |
| 3Q12 estimated year-over-year PRASM change | (8.4)% to (8.0)% |
| 3Q12 estimated year-over-year TRASM change | (2.1)% to (1.7)% |
| $ per gallon | |
| September 2012 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system | $3.31 |
| September 2012 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – scheduled | $3.56 |
| $ per gallon | |
| 3Q12 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system | $3.11 |
| 3Q12 estimated average fuel cost per gallon - scheduled | $3.31 |
| Guidance | ||
| Capacity guidance, subject to revision | Year over Year Growth | |
| Departures | ASMs | |
| October 2012 | ||
| Scheduled | 7% | 21% |
| 4th Quarter 2012 | ||
| System | +5 to 9% | +19 to 23% |
| Scheduled | +6 to 10% | +22 to 26% |
| 1st Quarter 2013 | ||
| System | (8) to (4)% | +12 to 16% |
| Scheduled | (2) to 2% | +15 to 19% |
| ASMs – Available seat miles | ||
| Cost and revenue guidance, subject to revision | ||
| Cost guidance | ||
| 3rd Quarter 2012 | ||
| Cost per available seat mile excluding fuel (CASM-ex fuel) – year over year growth | (5.5) to (4.5)% | |
| Fixed fee and other revenue guidance | ||
| 3rd Quarter 2012 | ||
| Fixed fee revenue and other revenue (millions) | $14 to $15 | |
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Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Company® (Nasdaq:ALGT) is focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations. Through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, the company operates a low-cost, high-efficiency, all-jet passenger airline, and offers other travel-related products such as hotel rooms, rental cars, and attraction tickets through its website, allegiant.com. The company was ranked ninth in the 2011 Forbes' Best Small Companies list. Allegiant was also recently named one of FORTUNE magazine's "100 Fastest-Growing Companies" for the second consecutive year.
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