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Allegiant Travel Company Reports Second Quarter, Half Year 2008 Financial Results

LAS VEGAS, July 22 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), parent company of Allegiant Air and Allegiant Vacations, today reported the following second quarter and half year 2008 results, and comparisons to prior year equivalents:

Unaudited 2Q08 2Q07 Change 1H08 1H07 Change Total operating revenue (millions) $131.6 $88.9 47.9% $264.7 $173.3 52.7% Operating income (millions) $4.7 $14.2 (67.0)% $19.0 $28.5 (33.1)% Operating margin 3.6% 15.9% -12.3pp 7.2% 16.4% -9.2pp Net income (millions) $2.6 $10.0 (73.5)% $12.3 $19.7 (37.5)% Diluted earnings per share $0.13 $0.49 (73.5)% $0.60 $0.97 (38.1)% Diluted non-GAAP earnings per share adjusted by excluding non-cash mark-to-market loss/gain on fuel derivatives (reconciled to GAAP on pgs. 7 and 11) $0.13 $0.51 (74.5)% $0.60 $0.90 (33.3)% Scheduled Service: Average fare — ancillary $27.75 $20.94 32.5% $26.75 $20.02 33.6% Total revenue per ASM (cents) 11.27 9.77 15.4% 10.93 9.46 15.5% Average stage length (miles) 881 921 (4.4)% 894 924 (3.2)% Total System*: Operating expense per ASM (CASM) (cents) 10.76 8.05 33.7% 10.03 7.78 28.9% CASM, excluding fuel (cents) 4.65 4.24 9.7% 4.49 4.20 6.9% Average stage length (miles) 838 901 (7.0)% 846 915 (7.5)% * Total system includes scheduled service, fixed fee contract and non-revenue flying

"We had very good results during our second quarter. In spite of exceptional headwinds from fuel, we are yet again one of the few companies in our space who were profitable," said Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, CEO and President of Allegiant Travel Company. "We grew revenues approximately 48% to $132 million on a 36.5% increase in departures. We continued our successful focus on achieving a higher scheduled load factor with 90.5% in the second quarter, a 5.5 percentage point increase over the second quarter of 2007. We believe this was the highest domestic load factor in the industry. Ancillary revenues increased almost $7 per passenger year over year to $27.75, critical to our 15% year-over-year increase in total scheduled RASM. In June we saw a 23% year-over-year increase in total scheduled RASM and a $3 increase in selling fare while our average stage length declined 5.3% to 867 miles compared to last June. This favorable trend has continued into the third quarter."

Gallagher continued, "The silver lining during the past three quarters of increasing fuel prices has been industry capacity cuts. There have been widely publicized capacity reductions in our destination markets, some as high as 15%, year-over-year. But there have also been capacity reductions in our small cities. Further, our markets remain strong as evidenced by June's 94% load factor and 23% increase in total scheduled RASM. Most of our small city markets appear to have missed the recent slow-down in consumer spending."

Andrew C. Levy, CFO & Managing Director — Planning, stated, "Once again, the main story for the quarter is the rapid and significant rise in fuel prices and our ability to continue to produce profits. This is the third consecutive quarter where we have seen a sharp move in the price of jet fuel as measured from the beginning compared with the end of the quarter. Second quarter jet fuel prices increased at an accelerating rate relative to the previous two quarters and were $0.78 per gallon higher at the end of the second quarter than at the beginning, and our average price per gallon was up $1.29 per gallon compared with the second quarter of 2007.

"Maintenance and repair expense was up in the second quarter relative to the prior year primarily due to more scheduled airframe maintenance and engine overhaul events. On a unit cost basis, maintenance and repair expense was negatively impacted by a 7% decline in average stage length, which tends to increase all unit costs.

"Our balance sheet and liquidity remain strong. We ended the quarter with $153.8 million in unrestricted cash and short-term investments, down from $188.2 million at the end of the first quarter. The decline is due principally to the purchase of $25 million in aircraft to support 2009 growth."

During the second quarter, Allegiant Air initiated service on the following five routes: Bellingham, WA to both San Diego and San Francisco, Las Vegas to both Santa Barbara, CA and Monterey, CA and Orlando to Wilmington, NC. We have also announced service from Las Vegas to Grand Forks, ND, and Casper, WY to start in September, and in late August we are moving our Las Vegas to northeastern Wisconsin service from Green Bay to Appleton. We expect to make more new service announcements shortly.

Network Summary* June 30, 2008 June 30, 2007 Major leisure destinations 5 3 Other leisure destinations 4 2 Small cities served 51 48 Total cities served 60 53 Routes to Las Vegas 38 39 Routes to Orlando 26 25 Routes to Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg 15 14 Routes to Phoenix-Mesa 9 0 Routes to Ft. Lauderdale 8 0 Other routes 4 2 Total routes 100 80 * includes cities served seasonally

During the second quarter, we placed one additional (owned) aircraft in service, bringing our operating fleet to 37. At the end of the second quarter, we exercised the purchase option on five aircraft subject to capital lease.

The following table summarizes year-over-year changes in Allegiant Air's fleet:

MD-80 Aircraft in Service* June 30, 2008 June 30, 2007 Owned (including capital leases) 33 24 Leased 4 3 Total 37 27 * Does not include six owned MD-80 aircraft leased to a third party

On July 17, 2008, Allegiant Air received a notice of termination from MLT Vacations under which the Charter Services Agreement between the parties will be terminated effective as of October 20, 2008. Under the Agreement, Allegiant Air devoted one aircraft to provide charter services for MLT Vacations from the end of May 2008 through the end of 2009, subject to earlier termination. MLT Vacations cited rising fuel prices and lack of fare improvements as reasons for the contract termination. The aircraft released from the MLT program will be placed into scheduled service in the fourth quarter.

At this time, Allegiant Travel Company provides the following guidance to investors, which are subject to revision:

— We expect third quarter 2008 year-over-year departure growth of at least 10% and ASM growth of at least 2%.

— By the end of 2008, Allegiant Air expects to operate at least 37 MD-80 aircraft.

— We expect 2008 capital expenditures of $58 million, almost all of which is for aircraft and engines. Of the $58 million, $47 million was expended by the end of the second quarter, of which $7.2 million was financed and $25 million was for the six aircraft we purchased for growth in 2009, currently on lease to a third party.

At this time we have no fuel hedges in place.

Allegiant Travel Company will host a conference call with analysts at 1 pm EST tomorrow, July 23, 2008, to discuss its second quarter and half-year 2008 financial results. A live broadcast of the conference call will be available via the Company's Investor Relations website homepage at http://ir.allegiantair.com. The webcast will also be archived in the "Events & Presentations" section of the website.

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

Under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are only estimates or predictions based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements include our statements regarding ASM growth, departure growth, fleet growth and expected capital expenditures, as well as information concerning future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, the effects of future regulation and the effects of competition. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate", "project" or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements generally may be found in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. These risk factors include, without limitation, increases in fuel prices, terrorist attacks, risks inherent to airlines, demand for air services to Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Phoenix-Mesa and Ft. Lauderdale from the markets served by us, our ability to implement our growth strategy, our fixed obligations, our dependence on our leisure destination markets, our ability to add, renew or replace gate leases, our competitive environment, problems with our aircraft, dependence on fixed fee customers, our reliance on our automated systems, economic and other conditions in markets in which we operate, governmental regulation, increases in maintenance costs and insurance premiums and cyclical and seasonal fluctuations in our operating results.

Any forward-looking statements are based on information available to us today and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

Detailed financial information follows: Allegiant Travel Company Consolidated Statements of Income Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) Three months ended June 30, Percent 2008 2007 change OPERATING REVENUE: Scheduled service revenue $87,643 $65,622 33.6 Fixed fee contract revenue 12,577 7,533 67.0 Ancillary revenue 29,108 15,786 84.4 Other revenue 2,230 - N/M Total operating revenue 131,558 88,941 47.9 OPERATING EXPENSES: Aircraft fuel 72,068 35,458 103.2 Salary and benefits 17,160 13,981 22.7 Station operations 10,493 8,198 28.0 Maintenance and repairs 11,362 5,692 99.6 Sales and marketing 3,670 3,033 21.0 Aircraft lease rentals 936 657 42.5 Depreciation and amortization 5,956 3,715 60.3 Other 5,238 4,049 29.4 Total operating expenses 126,883 74,783 69.7 OPERATING INCOME 4,675 14,158 (67.0) As a percent of total operating revenue 3.6% 15.9% OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE: Gain on fuel derivatives, net - (380) N/M Loss (earnings) from joint venture, net 53 (195) N/M Interest income (1,028) (2,409) (57.3) Interest expense 1,489 1,361 9.4 Total other expense (income) 514 (1,623) N/M INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 4,161 15,781 (73.6) As a percent of total operating revenue 3.2% 17.7% PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 1,515 5,805 (73.9) NET INCOME $2,646 $9,976 (73.5) As a percent of total operating revenue 2.0% 11.2% Earnings per share: Basic $0.13 $0.50 (74.0) Diluted $0.13 $0.49 (73.5) Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 20,192 19,988 1.0 Diluted 20,413 20,433 (0.1) Allegiant Travel Company Operating Statistics Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited) Three months ended June 30, Percent 2008 2007 change* OPERATING STATISTICS Total system statistics Passengers 1,153,500 810,555 42.3 Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (thousands) 1,037,351 774,828 33.9 Available seat miles (ASMs) (thousands) 1,179,101 928,177 27.0 Load factor 88.0% 83.5% 4.5 Operating revenue per ASM (cents) 11.16 9.58 16.5 Operating expense per ASM (CASM) (cents) 10.76 8.05 33.7 Fuel expense per ASM (cents) 6.11 3.82 59.9 CASM, excluding fuel (cents) 4.65 4.24 9.7 Operating expense per passenger $110.00 $92.26 19.2 Fuel expense per passenger $62.48 $43.75 42.8 Operating expense per passenger, excluding fuel $47.52 $48.52 (2.1) Departures 9,504 6,962 36.5 Block hours 21,518 16,370 31.4 Average stage length (miles) 838 901 (7.0) Average number of operating aircraft during period 36.7 26.2 40.1 Total aircraft in service end of period 37 27 37.0 Full-time equivalent employees at end of period 1,299 951 36.6 Fuel gallons consumed (thousands) 20,460 15,864 29.0 Average fuel cost per gallon $3.52 $2.23 57.8 Scheduled service statistics Passengers 1,048,870 753,716 39.2 Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (thousands) 937,923 708,616 32.4 Available seat miles (ASMs) (thousands) 1,036,293 833,475 24.3 Load factor 90.5% 85.0% 5.5 Departures 7,899 6,121 29.0 Block hours 18,667 14,680 27.2 Yield (cents) 9.34 9.26 0.9 Scheduled service revenue per ASM (cents) 8.46 7.88 7.4 Ancillary revenue per ASM (cents) 2.81 1.89 48.7 Total revenue per ASM (cents) 11.27 9.77 15.4 Average fare - scheduled service $83.56 $87.06 (4.0) Average fare - ancillary 27.75 20.94 32.5 Average fare - total $111.31 $108.01 3.1 Average stage length (miles) 881 921 (4.4) Percent of sales through website during period 85.6% 86.8% (1.2) * except load factor and percent of sales through website, which is percentage point change Allegiant Travel Company Non-GAAP Presentations Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands, except per share and per ASM amounts) (Unaudited)

We do not qualify for fuel hedge accounting treatment under FAS 133. To facilitate investor comparisons with airlines that do qualify for fuel hedge accounting, we provide adjusted non-GAAP measures of net income and operating expense as if we did qualify for fuel hedge accounting, by excluding the mark-to-market non-cash gains or losses on fuel derivatives from net income and by treating cash gains or losses realized on fuel derivatives as part of aircraft fuel expense. We believe use of these non-GAAP measures assists investors in understanding the underlying economic performance of the Company without regard to different accounting treatment for fuel hedging activities.

The SEC has adopted rules (Regulation G) regulating the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Because of our use of non-GAAP financial measures, adjusted net income and adjusted aircraft fuel expense, to supplement our consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, Regulation G requires us to include in this press release a presentation of the most directly comparable GAAP measures, which are net income (which reflects the mark-to-market non-cash loss or gain on fuel derivatives), and aircraft fuel expense (which is not impacted by the cash gain or loss on fuel derivatives), and a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures. Our utilization of non-GAAP measurements is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, aircraft fuel expense and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted net income and adjusted aircraft fuel expense are not GAAP measurements and our use of them may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies in the airline industry. The reconciliations to GAAP measures follow.

Derivation of adjusted net income (excluding non-cash mark-to-market loss on fuel derivatives) from net income:

(in thousands, except per share Three months ended June 30, Percent amounts) 2008 2007 change Net income $2,646 $9,976 (73.5) Mark-to-market non-cash loss on fuel derivatives - 680 N/M Tax impact of mark-to-market non-cash loss on fuel derivatives - (258) N/M Net of mark-to-market non-cash loss on fuel derivatives: Adjusted net income $2,646 $10,398 (74.6) Adjusted earnings per share: Basic $0.13 $0.52 (75.0) Diluted $0.13 $0.51 (74.5) Derivation of adjusted aircraft fuel expense: Three months ended June 30, Percent (in thousands) 2008 2007 Change Aircraft fuel expense $72,068 $35,458 103.2 Cash gain on fuel derivatives - (1,060) N/M Adjusted aircraft fuel expense $72,068 $34,398 109.5 Derivation of CASM treating cash gain on fuel derivatives as a reduction of operating expense: Three months ended June 30, Percent (in cents) 2008 2007 Change CASM 10.76 8.05 33.7 Cash gain on fuel derivatives per ASM - (0.11) N/M CASM treating cash gain on fuel derivatives as an operating expense 10.76 7.94 35.5

Split of gain on fuel derivatives into cash-settled portion and mark-to-market non-cash portion:

Three months ended June 30, Percent (in thousands) 2008 2007 Change Mark-to-market non-cash loss on fuel derivatives - $680 N/M Cash gain on fuel derivatives - (1,060) N/M Gain on fuel derivatives, net - ($380) N/M Allegiant Travel Company Consolidated Statements of Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) Six months ended June 30, Percent 2008 2007 change OPERATING REVENUE: Scheduled service revenue $179,379 $123,853 44.8 Fixed fee contract revenue 26,834 20,881 28.5 Ancillary revenue 56,255 28,556 97.0 Other revenue 2,230 - N/M Total operating revenue 264,698 173,290 52.7 OPERATING EXPENSES: Aircraft fuel 135,562 66,637 103.4 Salary and benefits 34,286 26,887 27.5 Station operations 22,512 16,833 33.7 Maintenance and repairs 21,815 12,219 78.5 Sales and marketing 8,004 6,065 32.0 Aircraft lease rentals 1,944 1,308 48.6 Depreciation and amortization 10,971 7,375 48.8 Other 10,565 7,507 40.7 Total operating expenses 245,659 144,831 69.6 OPERATING INCOME 19,039 28,459 (33.1) As a percent of total operating revenue 7.2% 16.4% OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE: Loss (gain) on fuel derivatives, net 11 (1,904) N/M Loss (earnings) from joint venture, net 43 (262) N/M Other expense - 63 N/M Interest income (2,760) (4,293) (35.7) Interest expense 2,904 2,769 4.9 Total other expense (income) 198 (3,627) N/M INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 18,841 32,086 (41.3) As a percent of total operating revenue 7.1% 18.5% PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES: 6,523 12,363 (47.2) NET INCOME $12,318 $19,723 (37.5) As a percent of total operating revenue 4.7% 11.4% Earnings per share: Basic $0.61 $0.99 (38.4) Diluted $0.60 $0.97 (38.1) Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 20,331 19,843 2.5 Diluted 20,554 20,323 1.1 Allegiant Travel Company Operating Statistics Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited) Six months ended June 30, Percent 2008 2007 change* OPERATING STATISTICS Total system statistics Passengers 2,308,210 1,563,794 47.6 Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (thousands) 2,099,815 1,524,065 37.8 Available seat miles (ASMs) (thousands) 2,449,348 1,860,706 31.6 Load factor 85.7% 81.9% 3.8 Operating revenue per ASM (cents) 10.81 9.31 16.1 Operating expense per ASM (CASM) (cents) 10.03 7.78 28.9 Fuel expense per ASM (cents) 5.53 3.58 54.5 CASM, excluding fuel (cents) 4.49 4.20 6.9 Operating expense per passenger $106.43 $92.61 14.9 Fuel expense per passenger $58.73 $42.61 37.8 Operating expense per passenger, excluding fuel $47.70 $50.00 (4.6) Departures 19,526 13,729 42.2 Block hours 44,931 32,930 36.4 Average stage length (miles) 846 915 (7.5) Average number of operating aircraft during period 35.6 26.0 36.9 Total aircraft in service end of period 37 27 37.0 Full-time equivalent employees at end of period 1,299 951 36.6 Fuel gallons consumed (thousands) 42,488 31,711 34.0 Average fuel cost per gallon $3.19 $2.10 51.9 Scheduled service statistics Passengers 2,103,268 1,426,556 47.4 Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (thousands) 1,911,171 1,350,095 41.6 Available seat miles (ASMs) (thousands) 2,156,305 1,610,616 33.9 Load factor 88.6% 83.8% 4.8 Departures 16,190 11,795 37.3 Block hours 39,013 28,527 36.8 Yield (cents) 9.39 9.17 2.4 Scheduled service revenue per ASM (cents) 8.32 7.69 8.2 Ancillary revenue per ASM (cents) 2.61 1.77 47.5 Total revenue per ASM (cents) 10.93 9.46 15.5 Average fare - scheduled service $85.28 $86.82 (1.8) Average fare - ancillary 26.75 20.02 33.6 Average fare - total $112.03 $106.84 4.9 Average stage length (miles) 894 924 (3.2) Percent of sales through website during period 86.8% 84.7% 2.1 * except load factor and percent of sales through website, which is percentage point change Allegiant Travel Company Non-GAAP Presentations Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands, except per share and per ASM amounts) (Unaudited)

Derivation of adjusted net income (excluding non-cash mark-to-market loss or gain on fuel derivatives) from net income:

(in thousands, except per share Six months ended June 30, Percent amounts) 2008 2007 change Net income $12,318 $19,723 (37.5) Mark-to-market non-cash loss (gain) on fuel derivatives 81 (2,437) N/M Tax impact of mark-to-market non-cash loss/gain on fuel derivatives (30) 938 N/M Net of mark-to-market non-cash loss/gain on fuel derivatives: Adjusted net income $12,369 $18,224 (32.1) Adjusted earnings per share: Basic $0.61 $0.92 (33.7) Diluted $0.60 $0.90 (33.3) Derivation of adjusted aircraft fuel expense: Six months ended June 30, Percent (in thousands) 2008 2007 change Aircraft fuel expense $135,562 $66,637 103.4 Cash (gain) loss on fuel derivatives (70) 533 N/M Adjusted aircraft fuel expense $135,492 $67,170 101.7 Derivation of CASM treating cash loss on fuel derivatives as part of operating expense: Six months ended June 30, Percent (in cents) 2008 2007 change CASM 10.03 7.78 28.9 Cash loss on fuel derivatives per ASM - 0.03 N/M CASM treating cash loss on fuel derivatives as an operating expense 10.03 7.81 28.4

Split of (gain) loss on fuel derivatives into cash-settled portion and mark-to-market non-cash portion:

Six months ended June 30, Percent (in thousands) 2008 2007 change Mark-to-market non-cash loss (gain) on fuel derivatives $81 ($2,437) N/M Cash (gain) loss on fuel derivatives (70) 533 N/M Loss (gain) on fuel derivatives, net $11 ($1,904) N/M (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060516/LATU102LOGO)

SOURCE Allegiant Travel Company

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