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BELLINGHAM, Wash. Feb. 2, 2016 - Allegiant(NASDAQ: ALGT) today recognizes its employees at the Bellingham International Airport (BLI) base for their impressive on-time STAR (Start the Airline Right) flights in 2015. STAR flights are the first flights of the day per aircraft at an Allegiant base. For all of 2015, BLI maintained a STAR flight percentage of over 90 percent.

'We're very proud of our Bellingham base and congratulate them on this impressive accomplishment,' said Keny Wilper, Allegiant vice president of station operations. 'Their hard work and dedication to on-time departures helps set a precedent of achievement for not just the rest of the day's flights, but for the rest of our bases.'

BLI had 646 STAR flight departures for the year. In the last business quarter of 2015, the base had a STAR rating of 93.9 percent. In September, the BLI base had only one STAR delay and in the month of December, they had a perfect STAR flight on-time record.

Allegiant's base at Bellingham International Airport operated 1,572 departures in 2015 and served more than 530,000 travelers. BLI became a base in Allegiant's network in March 2008 and currently operates with 106 employees. Employees are being presented the STAR award at a banquet dinner tonight to celebrate their commitment to excellence.

'We applaud Allegiant for providing outstanding on-time service out of Bellingham International Airport,' said Sunil Harman, director of aviation for the Port of Bellingham. 'With six low-cost, nonstop destinations, Allegiant provides valuable service to over 3.4 million potential passengers living within 90 miles of Bellingham. As one of Allegiant's original startup airports, BLI has enjoyed an excellent partnership with the company, which generates hundreds of millions in regional economic benefits.'

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