Allegiant Reports December, Fourth Quarter, Full-Year 2008 Traffic

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for December, fourth quarter and full-year 2008.

                               Scheduled Service

                                     Dec. 2008  Dec. 2007      Change
    Passengers                         379,907    337,289       12.6%
    Revenue passenger miles (000)      342,616    312,563        9.6%
    Available seat miles (000)         386,108    396,261       -2.6%
    Load factor                          88.7%      78.9%     9.8 pts
    Departures                           2,946      2,950       -0.1%
    Average stage length (miles)           879        910       -3.4%

                                          4Q08       4Q07      Change
    Passengers                         936,867    841,117       11.4%
    Revenue passenger miles (000)      839,597    790,821        6.2%
    Available seat miles (000)         935,661    996,759       -6.1%
    Load factor                          89.7%      79.3%    10.4 pts
    Departures                           7,135      7,293       -2.2%
    Average stage length (miles)           878        922       -4.8%

                                          2008       2007      Change
    Passengers                       3,894,968  3,017,843       29.1%
    Revenue passenger miles (000)    3,495,956  2,844,358       22.9%
    Available seat miles (000)       3,886,696  3,423,783       13.5%
    Load factor                          89.9%      83.1%     6.8 pts
    Departures                          29,548     25,088       17.8%
    Average stage length (miles)           882        923       -4.4%


                                 Total System*

                                     Dec. 2008  Dec. 2007     Change
    Passengers                         396,710    346,872      14.4%
    Revenue passenger miles (000)      354,708    321,050      10.5%
    Available seat miles (000)         414,569    412,955       0.4%
    Load factor                          85.6%      77.7%    7.9 pts
    Departures                           3,311      3,133       5.7%
    Average stage length (miles)           842        893      -5.7%

                                          4Q08       4Q07     Change
    Passengers                       1,015,938    894,834      13.5%
    Revenue passenger miles (000)      905,582    848,933       6.7%
    Available seat miles (000)       1,046,749  1,092,135      -4.2%
    Load factor                          86.5%      77.7%    8.8 pts
    Departures                           8,478      8,192       3.5%
    Average stage length (miles)           831        899      -7.6%

                                          2008       2007     Change
    Passengers                       4,298,748  3,264,506      31.7%
    Revenue passenger miles (000)    3,863,497  3,140,927      23.0%
    Available seat miles (000)       4,442,463  3,865,337      14.9%
    Load factor                          87.0%      81.3%    5.7 pts
    Departures                          35,839     28,788      24.5%
    Average stage length (miles)           836        906      -7.7%

*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 asLas Vegas, Nev.,Phoenix, Ariz.,Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Orlando, Fla. andTampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. Through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, LLC, 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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