ORLANDO A-GO-GO! ALLEGIANT AIR INCREASES FLIGHTS FROM DES MOINES TO ORLANDO SERVICE STARTS MAY 26

(Las Vegas, Nev.)– In response to the strong demands of the Des Moines, Iowa market, low-cost airline Allegiant Air, LLC, today announced that it will increase the number of nonstop flights to the fun and sun of Orlando each week to five even before inaugurating service.
“The Central Iowa community’s response to our brand of low-fare, nonstop, all-jet service to Orlando has exceeded our expectations,” Maurice J. Gallagher, Allegiant Air president and CEO, said. “We are pleased to announce the addition of one more weekly flight to the sunshine of Orlando.”
The new service will begin May 26 and operate four times weekly, with service Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and beginning June 27 a fifth flight on Monday. The fifth flight is currently scheduled through Sept. 5. Flights will depart Des Moines International Airport at 5:10 p.m. arriving at Orlando Sanford International Airport at 8:55p.m. Flights leaving Orlando will depart at 2:40 p.m. arriving in Des Moines at 4:35 p.m. (all flight times are local.) Allegiant will utilize full-size, 130-seat MD-87 jet aircraft on the route.

“We are thrilled with the response of Central Illinois travelers.” Bob Hagener, Aviation Director for Des Moines International Airport, said. ”It is this type of support that will continue to bring expanded air service to our community.”

The Allegiant Vacations division of the company will offer low-cost packages with 18 of Orlando’s most exciting hotel properties and three in Daytona Beach. Partner properties include The Swan, The Dolphin, The Hilton in Lake Buena Vista and the Radisson Parkway. Low-cost packages are available to include hotel, car and amusement park tickets for additional savings. Reservations may be made through the company’s website at www.allegiantair.com, the airline’s Reservations Center at 800-432-3810 or professional travel agents.

About the Company
Allegiant Air, LLC is an all-jet, low-fare, low-cost passenger airline dedicated to providing a new way to fly. At Allegiant, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way and a Saturday night stay is never required. With a focus on leisure travel, the company emphasizes low-costs, innovation and leisure traffic to world-class destinations – currently Las Vegas, Nev. and Orlando, Fla. The company provides its customers additional value through its Allegiant Vacations division, which maintains significant hotel partnerships in both Las Vegas and Orlando. Allegiant currently provides nonstop scheduled service from 17 U.S. markets to the Las Vegas destination. Beginning May 26, 2005, the airline will begin scheduled service from four U.S. markets to Orlando. In addition to its scheduled service, 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 12 MD80 series jet aircraft, 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.