/EINPresswire.com/ -- LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - December 04, 2015) - Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for November 2015.

"Our November TRASM underperformed our expectation that was set in October," stated Jude Bricker, Senior Vice President of Planning. "While peak demand is holding firm, the significant amount of off peak flying in the beginning of December is causing us to lower our fourth quarter TRASM forecast to between negative 11 percent and negative 10 percent. This is down from our previous forecast of negative 10.5 percent to negative 8.5 percent."

Scheduled Service

                                 November 2015  November 2014       Change  
                                --------------------------------------------
Passengers                             756,443        616,038         22.8% 
Revenue passenger miles (000)          705,192        579,487         21.7% 
Available seat miles (000)             854,920        676,756         26.3% 
Load factor                               82.5%          85.6%   (3.1) pts  
Departures                               5,514          4,330         27.3% 
Average stage length (miles)               912            917         (0.5)%

Total System*

                                 November 2015  November 2014       Change  
                                --------------------------------------------
Passengers                             772,567        631,183         22.4% 
Revenue passenger miles (000)          719,464        593,400         21.2% 
Available seat miles (000)             887,178        702,993         26.2% 
Load factor                               81.1%          84.4%   (3.3) pts  
Departures                               5,837          4,566         27.8% 
Average stage length (miles)               894            903         (1.0)%

*Total system includes scheduled service and fixed fee contract.

Preliminary Financial Results

                                                   Change                   
October 2015 actual year-over-year                                          
Scheduled total revenue per scheduled ASM (TRASM)                           
 change                                            (11.0%)                  
                                                                            
November 2015 estimated year-over-year TRASM                                
 change                                            (8.1%) to (7.7%)         
                                                                            
                                                   $ per gallon             
November 2015 estimated average fuel cost per                               
 gallon - system                                   $1.65                    
November 2015 estimated average fuel cost per                               
 gallon - scheduled                                $1.66                    

Guidance

Capacity guidance, subject to revision              Year over Year Growth   
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                    Departures  ASMs        
                                                                            
December 2015                                                               
  Scheduled                                         +19%        +21%        
                                                                            
4th Quarter 2015                                                            
  System                                            +24 to 26%  +24 to 26%  
  Scheduled                                         +24 to 26%  +24 to 26%  
                                                                            
1st Quarter 2016                                                            
  System                                            +14 to 18%  +15 to 19%  
  Scheduled                                         +14 to 18%  +15 to 19%  

ASMs - Available seat miles

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 a downloadable press kit, including photos, visit: http://gofly.us/PBqgm.

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