Allegiant Reports March and 1st Quarter 2008 Traffic

LAS VEGAS, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Air, LLC, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), today
reported preliminary passenger traffic results for March and 1st Quarter 2008.
Scheduled Service

Mar. 2008 Mar. 2007 Change
Passengers 426,280 278,031 53.3%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 393,314 268,092 46.7%
Available seat miles (000) 433,009 306,989 41.1%
Load factor 90.8% 87.3% 3.5 pts
Departures 3,207 2,205 45.4%
Average stage length (miles) 907 941 -3.6%

1Q08 1Q07 Change
Passengers 1,054,398 672,840 56.7%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 973,248 641,479 51.7%
Available seat miles (000) 1,120,013 777,141 44.1%
Load factor 86.9% 82.5% 4.4 pts
Departures 8,291 5,674 46.1%
Average stage length (miles) 907 926 -2.1%

Total System*

Mar. 2008 Mar. 2007 Change
Passengers 462,808 310,504 49.1%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 427,728 313,076 36.6%
Available seat miles (000) 492,619 371,268 32.7%
Load factor 86.8% 84.3% 2.5 pts
Departures 3,842 2,655 44.7%
Average stage length (miles) 864 943 -8.4%

1Q08 1Q07 Change
Passengers 1,154,710 753,239 53.3%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 1,062,464 749,237 41.8%
Available seat miles (000) 1,270,247 932,530 36.2%
Load factor 83.6% 80.3% 3.3 pts
Departures 10,022 6,767 48.1%
Average stage length (miles) 854 930 -8.2%

*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, Nev., Phoenix, Ariz., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Orlando, Fla. and
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. Through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, LLC, 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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Inquiries, Robert Ashcroft, +1-702-430-3275, ir@allegiantair.com, both of
Allegiant Travel Company