Allegiant Reports February 2010 Traffic

March 3, 2010

LAS VEGAS, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Air, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for February 2010.

Scheduled Service ----------------- Feb. 2010 Feb. 2009 Change --------- --------- ------ Passengers 406,690 361,778 12.4% Revenue passenger miles (000) 393,891 330,856 19.1% Available seat miles (000) 431,178 366,670 17.6% Load factor 91.4% 90.2% 1.2 pts Departures 3,029 2,737 10.7% Average stage length (miles) 949 893 6.3% Total System* ------------- Feb. 2010 Feb. 2009 Change --------- --------- ------ Passengers 432,292 387,885 11.4% Revenue passenger miles (000) 414,244 351,174 18.0% Available seat miles (000) 469,779 401,614 17.0% Load factor 88.2% 87.4% 0.8 pts Departures 3,545 3,180 11.5% Average stage length (miles) 891 849 4.9%

*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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