ALLEGIANT AIR DOUBLES FLIGHTS FROM SIOUX FALLS TO VEGAS

Las Vegas, Nev. (Jan. 11, 2005) – In response to the strong demands of the Sioux Falls, S.D. market, the low-cost, low-fare carrier Allegiant Air, LLC, today announced that it will be add two more flights to its schedule of nonstop service to Las Vegas beginning April 8. The new schedule will increase Allegiant’s total number of weekly flights from two to four, with departures Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday.

“We are pleased with the tremendous response Sioux Falls has had to our brand of low-fare, nonstop, all-jet service,” Maurice J. Gallagher, Allegiant Air president & CEO, said. “We hope the addition of two more weekly flights will help twice as many customers in the community get to the fun and excitement of Las Vegas. We are confident that this new schedule will have great appeal.”

The new service will depart Sioux Falls Regional Airport four times weekly at 12:10 p.m. and arrive in Las Vegas at 1:05 p.m. Returning from Las Vegas, the flight will depart Vegas at 6:50 a.m. and arrives in Sioux Falls at 11:30 a.m. The prior schedule offered service on Sunday and Thursday. Allegiant began nonstop service from Sioux Falls May 6, 2004.

“The Airport Authority is extremely pleased that Allegiant Air is doubling their flights,” Gary Messerli, Deputy Director for Sioux Falls Regional Airport, commented. “This is a great addition for both the authority and our customers.”

To take advantage of this expanded service, reservations can be made on the airline’s website at www.allegiantair.com, through the airline’s Reservations and Information Center at 800-432-3810 or through professional travel agents.

Allegiant Air also features complete air and hotel vacation packages through the company’s vacation division, Allegiant Vacations. Packages are available with 25 of Las Vegas’ most exciting hotel properties, including the Bellagio, Venetian, Paris, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Monte Carlo, Mirage, Golden Nugget, Excalibur, Tropicana, Bally’s, Flamingo, Four Queens, Riviera, Frontier, Luxor, Circus Circus, Imperial Palace, Hotel San Remo, Gold Coast, Boardwalk, Westin Casuarina, Stardust, Orleans and Plaza.

In addition, the low-cost airline recently expanded its leg room and upgraded its seating. In a $2 million move contrary to current airline industry trends, the company removed three rows of seating from each aircraft in its scheduled fleet, providing its customers an average of three additional inches in leg room comfort, without impacting the airline’s popular everyday low fares.

Allegiant Air features non-stop, low-cost travel to the glamour and excitement of Las Vegas from 13 markets across the country. Allegiant Vacations, the airline’s vacation division, features complete air and hotel vacation packages with 25 of Las Vegas’ most exciting hotel properties, including the Bellagio, Venetian, Paris, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Monte Carlo, Mirage, Golden Nugget, Excalibur, Tropicana, Bally’s, Flamingo, Four Queens, Riviera, Frontier, Luxor, Circus Circus, Imperial Palace, Hotel San Remo, Gold Coast, Boardwalk, Westin Casuarina, Stardust, Orleans and Plaza. Reservations can be made on the airline’s website at www.allegiantair.com, through the airline’s Reservations and Information Center at 800-432-3810 or through professional travel agents.

About the Company
Allegiant Air, LLC, is an all-jet, low-fare, low-cost passenger airline providing high quality customer service. At Allegiant, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way and a Saturday night stay is never required. The airline features 25 Las Vegas hotel properties in its Allegiant Vacations air-and-hotel vacation package program. From its base in Las Vegas, Allegiant provides nonstop service to 13 cities throughout the U.S., including Colorado Springs and Fort Collins/Loveland, Colo.; Fresno, Calif.; Wichita, Kan.; Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Lansing, Mich.; Peoria, Ill.; Sioux Falls, S. D.; Bismarck, N. D.; Bellingham, Wash.; Madison, Wis.; and Oklahoma City, Okla. The airline also operates charter service throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The carrier’s charter customers include Harrah’s Entertainment, Apple Vacations, U.S. Forest Service, collegiate athletic organizations, film production companies and corporations. Allegiant’s fleet includes ten jet aircraft, including two MD-87s and eight MD-83s, all fitted with comfortable leather seats and spacious overhead luggage bins. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., Allegiant is a privately owned airline founded in 1997.