LAS VEGAS, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for January 2010.

Scheduled Service ----------------- Jan. 2010 Jan. 2009 Change --------- --------- ------ Passengers 388,757 333,249 16.7% Revenue passenger miles (000) 368,502 303,014 21.6% Available seat miles (000) 408,000 340,309 19.9% Load factor 90.3% 89.0% 1.3 pts Departures 2,945 2,577 14.3% Average stage length (miles) 924 884 4.5% Total System* ------------- Jan. 2010 Jan. 2009 Change --------- --------- ------ Passengers 413,320 358,203 15.4% Revenue passenger miles (000) 388,327 320,632 21.1% Available seat miles (000) 450,712 373,644 20.6% Load factor 86.2% 85.8% 0.4 pts Departures 3,461 3,033 14.1% Average stage length (miles) 875 830 5.4% *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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