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Allegiant Reports September, Third Quarter 2009 Traffic

LAS VEGAS, Oct 05, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- 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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SOURCE Allegiant Travel Company

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