LAS VEGAS, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for August 2017. 



                                  Scheduled Service
                                  -----------------


                                  August 2017       August 2016     Change
                                  -----------       -----------     ------

    Passengers                      1,011,650            926,694        9.2%

    Revenue passenger miles (000)     880,926            836,248        5.3%

    Available seat miles (000)      1,035,099            965,939        7.2%

    Load factor                         85.1%             86.6%  (1.5) pts

    Departures                          7,247              6,549       10.7%

    Average stage length (miles)          846                872      (3.0%)




                                   Total System*
                                    ------------


                                  August 2017    August 2016     Change
                                  -----------    -----------     ------

    Passengers                      1,020,417         934,080        9.2%

    Revenue passenger miles (000)     892,451         845,972        5.5%

    Available seat miles (000)      1,071,445       1,006,059        6.5%

    Load factor                         83.3%          84.1%  (0.8) pts

    Departures                          7,565           6,870       10.1%

    Average stage length (miles)          839             866      (3.1%)




    *Total system includes
     scheduled service and fixed
     fee contract.




                   Preliminary Financial Results
                   -----------------------------


                                                   $ per gallon

    Aug 2017 estimated
     average fuel cost per
     gallon - system                                      $1.84




                                        Guidance
                                        --------


    Capacity guidance, subject
     to revision               Year over Year Growth
    --------------------------

                               Departures                          ASMs
                               ----------                          ----

    September 2017

                Scheduled                                +0%        +3%


    3rd Quarter 2017

                System                              +6 to 8%  +3 to 5%

                Scheduled                           +6 to 8%  +3 to 5%


    4th 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
    ---------------------------------------------


                                            3rd Quarter 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: http://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF.

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