Allegiant Reports February 2010 Traffic

Scheduled Load Factor Exceeds 91%

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Mar 03, 2010, 07:30 ET

LAS VEGAS, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for February 2010.

Scheduled Service

	Feb. 2010	Feb. 2009	Change
Passengers	406,690	361,778	12.4%
Revenue passenger miles (000)	393,891	330,856	19.1%
Available seat miles (000)	431,178	366,670	17.6%
Load factor	91.4%	90.2%	1.2 pts
Departures	3,029	2,737	10.7%
Average stage length (miles)	949	893	6.3%

Total System*

	Feb. 2010	Feb. 2009	Change
Passengers	432,292	387,885	11.4%
Revenue passenger miles (000)	414,244	351,174	18.0%
Available seat miles (000)	469,779	401,614	17.0%
Load factor	88.2%	87.4%	0.8 pts
Departures	3,545	3,180	11.5%
Average stage length (miles)	891	849	4.9%

*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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