Allegiant Reports September 2018 Traffic

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Oct 05, 2018, 16:30 ET

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for September 2018.

Scheduled Service

	September 2018	September 2017	Change
Passengers	777,371	658,654	18.0%
Revenue passenger miles (000)	674,098	576,357	17.0%
Available seat miles (000)	821,846	730,573	12.5%
Load factor	82.0%	78.9%	3.1 pts
Departures	5,723	5,107	12.1%
Average stage length (miles)	846	848	(0.2%)

	3^rd Quarter 2018	3^rd Quarter 2017	Change
Passengers	3,461,267	2,998,476	15.4%
Revenue passenger miles (000)	2,988,962	2,618,446	14.2%
Available seat miles (000)	3,485,800	3,073,360	13.4%
Load factor	85.7%	85.2%	0.5 pts
Departures	24,281	21,498	12.9%
Average stage length (miles)	845	849	(0.4%)

Total System*

	September 2018	September 2017	Change
Passengers	803,283	684,318	17.4%
Revenue passenger miles (000)	699,075	600,735	16.4%
Available seat miles (000)	888,476	799,262	11.2%
Load factor	78.7%	75.2%	3.5 pts
Departures	6,273	5,696	10.1%
Average stage length (miles)	834	832	0.2%

	3^rd Quarter 2018	3^rd Quarter 2017	Change
Passengers	3,503,849	3,045,642	15.0%
Revenue passenger miles (000)	3,037,540	2,672,963	13.6%
Available seat miles (000)	3,643,948	3,220,246	13.2%
Load factor	83.4%	83.0%	0.4 pts
Departures	25,601	22,723	12.7%
Average stage length (miles)	838	842	(0.4%)

*Total system includes scheduled service and fixed fee contract.


Preliminary Financial Results

	$ per gallon
September 2018 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system	$2.48

	$ per gallon
3^rd quarter 2018 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system	$2.41

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Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations. The airline offers industry-low fares on an all-jet fleet while also offering other travel-related products such as hotel rooms and rental cars. All can be purchased only through the company website, Allegiant.com. Beginning with one aircraft and one route in 1999, the company has grown to more than 85 aircraft and 350 routes across the country with base airfares less than half the cost of the average domestic roundtrip ticket. For downloadable press kit, including photos, visit: http://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF.

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