Allegiant Reports July 2017 Traffic

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for July 2017.

Scheduled Service

	July 2017	July 2016	Change
Passengers	1,328,172	1,243,436	6.8%
Revenue passenger miles (000)	1,161,163	1,130,582	2.7%
Available seat miles (000)	1,307,688	1,262,218	3.6%
Load factor	88.8%	89.6%	(0.8) pts
Departures	9,144	8,412	8.7%
Average stage length (miles)	851	884	(3.7%)


Total System*

	July 2017	July 2016	Change
Passengers	1,340,907	1,252,491	7.1%
Revenue passenger miles (000)	1,179,776	1,143,882	3.1%
Available seat miles (000)	1,349,538	1,294,741	4.2%
Load factor	87.4%	88.3%	(0.9) pts
Departures	9,462	8,674	9.1%
Average stage length (miles)	850	881	(3.5%)


*Total system includes scheduled service and fixed fee contract.

Preliminary Financial Results

	$ per gallon
Jul 2017 estimated average fuel cost per gallon ? system	$1.67

Guidance

Capacity guidance, subject to revision	Year over Year Growth
	Departures	ASMs
August 2017
Scheduled	+8%	+6%

3^rd Quarter 2017
System	+4 to 8%	+3 to 7%
Scheduled	+4 to 8%	+3 to 7%

4^th Quarter 2017
System	+7 to 11%	+9 to 13%
Scheduled	+7 to 11%	+9 to 13%

ASMs ? Available seat miles

Quarterly TRASM guidance, subject to revision
	3^rdQuarter 2017
Current guidance	(0.5) to 1.5%

Previous guidance ? July 26, 2017	(0.5) to 1.5%

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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: https://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF.

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