Allegiant Reports October 2015 Traffic

11/05/2015

LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwired) -- 11/05/15 -- Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for October 2015.

 
Scheduled Service
 
    Oct. 2015   Oct. 2014   Change
Passengers   724,562   588,853   23.0%
Revenue passenger miles (000)   669,662   546,761   22.5%
Available seat miles (000)   800,620   622,235   28.7%
Load factor   83.6%   87.9%   (4.3) pts
Departures   5,194   4,049   28.3%
Average stage length (miles)   903   901   0.2%
             
 
Total System *
 
    Oct. 2015   Oct. 2014   Change
Passengers   743,443   607,468   22.4%
Revenue passenger miles (000)   686,105   560,582   22.4%
Available seat miles (000)   834,726   652,983   27.8%
Load factor   82.2%   85.8%   (3.6) pts
Departures   5,516   4,365   26.4%
Average stage length (miles)   886   878   0.9%
*Total system includes scheduled service and fixed fee contract.
 
Preliminary Financial Results
 
  Change
Sep. 2015 actual year-over-year  
  Scheduled total revenue per scheduled ASM (TRASM) change (7.4%)
   
Oct. 2015 estimated year-over-year TRASM change (11.4%) to (11.0%)
   
  $ per gallon
Oct. 2015 estimated average fuel cost per gallon - system $1.72
Oct. 2015 estimated average fuel cost per gallon - scheduled $1.72
   
 
Guidance

Capacity guidance, subject to revision
  Year over Year Growth
    Departures   ASMs
Nov. 2015        
  Scheduled   +26%   +26%
         
4th Quarter 2015        
  System   +22 to 26%   +22 to 26%
  Scheduled   +22 to 26%   +22 to 26%
         
1st Quarter 2016        
  System   +14 to 18%   +15 to 19%
  Scheduled   +14 to 18%   +15 to 19%
           

ASMs - Available seat miles

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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. The company operates a low-cost, high-efficiency, all-jet passenger airline through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, while also offering other travel-related products such as hotel rooms, rental cars, and attraction tickets. All can be purchased through the company website, Allegiant.com. The company has been named one of America's 100 Best Small Companies by Forbes Magazine for five consecutive years. In 2014, AVIATION WEEK ranked Allegiant the Top-Performing Airline in North America for the third consecutive year. For downloadable press kit, including photos, visit: http://gofly.us/PBqgm.

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