LAS VEGAS, April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for March and first quarter 2010.
Scheduled Service ----------------- Mar. 2010 Mar. 2009 Change --------- --------- ------ Passengers 561,163 515,298 8.9% Revenue passenger miles (000) 545,573 468,600 16.4% Available seat miles (000) 587,368 507,852 15.7% Load factor 92.9% 92.3% 0.6 pts Departures 4,107 3,827 7.3% Average stage length (miles) 957 885 8.1% 1Q10 1Q09 Change ---- ---- ------ Passengers 1,356,610 1,210,325 12.1% Revenue passenger miles (000) 1,307,966 1,102,470 18.6% Available seat miles (000) 1,426,546 1,214,832 17.4% Load factor 91.7% 90.8% 0.9 pts Departures 10,081 9,141 10.3% Average stage length (miles) 945 887 6.5% Total System* ------------- Mar. 2010 Mar. 2009 Change --------- --------- ------ Passengers 591,847 548,520 7.9% Revenue passenger miles (000) 571,186 495,175 15.4% Available seat miles (000) 636,695 556,699 14.4% Load factor 89.7% 88.9% 0.8 pts Departures 4,694 4,411 6.4% Average stage length (miles) 913 848 7.7% 1Q10 1Q09 Change ---- ---- ------ Passengers 1,437,459 1,294,608 11.0% Revenue passenger miles (000) 1,373,756 1,166,981 17.7% Available seat miles (000) 1,557,186 1,331,957 16.9% Load factor 88.2% 87.6% 0.6 pts Departures 11,700 10,624 10.1% Average stage length (miles) 895 843 6.2% *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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