ALLEGIANT REPORTS SEPTEMBER 2014 TRAFFIC

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Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for September 2014. 

The company is also announcing that Kris Bauer, former Senior Vice President of Operations, has returned on an interim basis and will be overseeing the operations of the company until the position is permanently filled.

 

Scheduled Service

  Sep. 2014 Sep. 2013 Change
Passengers 450,306 398,880 12.9%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 419,329 375,500 11.7%
Available seat miles (000) 483,253 436,154 10.8%
Load factor 86.8% 86.1% 0.7 pts
Departures 3,137 2,764 13.5%
Average stage length (miles) 896 911 (1.6%)

                                                                 

  3Q14 3Q13 Change
Passengers 1,940,348 1,707,640 13.6%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 1,839,640 1,656,872 11.0%
Available seat miles (000) 2,033,318 1,824,130 11.5%
Load factor 90.5% 90.8% (0.3) pts
Departures 12,925 11,367 13.7%
Average stage length (miles) 916 932 (1.7%)

 

Total System*

  Sep. 2014 Sep. 2013 Change
Passengers 468,240 413,575 13.2%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 436,590 387,299 12.7%
Available seat miles (000) 523,306 462,391 13.2%
Load factor 83.4% 83.8% (0.4) pts
Departures 3,463 3,033 14.2%
Average stage length (miles) 878 884 (0.7%)

 

  3Q14 3Q13 Change
Passengers 1,971,917 1,742,962 13.1%
Revenue passenger miles (000) 1,867,660 1,685,208 10.8%
Available seat miles (000) 2,106,214 1,886,698 11.6%
Load factor 88.7% 89.3% (0.6) pts
Departures 13,607 12,077 12.7%
Average stage length (miles) 902 910 (0.9%)

*Total system includes scheduled service and fixed fee contract.

 

Preliminary Financial Results

  Change
Aug 2014 actual year-over-year  
  Scheduled revenue per scheduled ASM (PRASM) change (0.7)%
Aug 2014 actual year-over-year  
  Scheduled total revenue per scheduled ASM (TRASM) change (0.5)%
   
   
Sept 2014 estimated year-over-year PRASM change (3.6)% to (2.9)%
Sept 2014 estimated year-over-year TRASM change  (0.7)% to (0.3)%
3Q14 estimated year-over-year PRASM change 0.4% to 0.8%
3Q14 estimated year-over-year TRASM change  0.7% to 1.1%
   
  $ per gallon
Sept 2014 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system $3.06
Sept 2014 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – scheduled $3.10

 

  $ per gallon
3Q14 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system $3.10
3Q14 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – scheduled $3.16

 

Guidance

Capacity guidance, subject to revision Year over Year Growth
  Departures ASMs
Oct 2014    
            Scheduled +24% +22%
     
4rd Quarter 2014    
            System +9 to 13% +9 to 13%
            Scheduled +9 to 13% +9 to 13%
     
1st Quarter 2015    
            System +3 to 7% +0 to 4%
            Scheduled +3 to 7% +0 to 4%
     

ASMs – Available seat miles

 

Cost and revenue guidance, subject to revision
   
Cost guidance  
  3rd Quarter 2014
Cost per available seat mile excluding fuel (CASM-ex fuel) – year over year change  14.9 to 15.3%
Cost per available seat mile excluding fuel and excluding special item (CASM-ex fuel -ex special items) – year over year change 9.4 to 9.8%
   
Fixed fee and other revenue guidance  
  3rd Quarter 2014
Fixed fee revenue and other revenue (millions) $11.5 to $12.5

 

Allegiant, Travel is our deal.®

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) is focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations. The company operates a low-cost, high-efficiency, all-jet passenger airline through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, while also offering other travel-related products such as hotel rooms, rental cars, and attraction tickets. All can be purchased through the company website, Allegiant.com. The company has been named one of America’s 100 Best Small Companies by Forbes Magazine for five consecutive years. In 2014, AVIATION WEEK ranked Allegiant the Top-Performing Airline in North America for the third consecutive year. For downloadable press kit, including photos, visit: http://gofly.us/B3V0L.

 

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