Allegiant Reports May 2010 Traffic

Scheduled Load Factor Exceeds 92%

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Jun 01, 2010, 08:31 ET

LAS VEGAS, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for May 2010.

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Scheduled Service

	May 2010	May 2009	Change
Passengers	456,673	434,501	5.1%
Revenue passenger miles (000)	419,073	381,141	10.0%
Available seat miles (000)	455,062	420,546	8.2%
Load factor	92.1%	90.6%	1.5 pts
Departures	3,341	3,283	1.8%
Average stage length (miles)	908	854	6.3%

Total System*

	May 2010	May 2009	Change
Passengers	483,016	466,840	3.5%
Revenue passenger miles (000)	441,597	406,078	8.7%
Available seat miles (000)	502,350	461,274	8.9%
Load factor	87.9%	88.0%	(0.1 pts)
Departures	3,930	3,826	2.7%
Average stage length (miles)	859	811	5.9%

*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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