VIVA LAS VEGAS! ALLEGIANT AIR ANNOUNCES NEW, NONSTOP AIR SERVICE
BETWEEN PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. AND LAS VEGAS: AIRLINE CELEBRATES WITH INTRODUCTORY $29* FARE

(Palm Springs, Calif.) — What happens in Vegas, may stay in Vegas, but it will soon start in Palm Springs, Calif. as Allegiant Air, LLC, today announces new and nonstop jet-service to Las Vegas beginning Dec. 9, 2005. To kick off the new service, the Las Vegas-based, low-fare airline is offering limited introductory fares as low as $29* one-way, when booked at www.allegiantair.com.

“We are extremely pleased to extend the Allegiant brand of low-fare, nonstop jet service to the Palm Springs community,” Maurice J. Gallagher, Allegiant Air president & CEO, said. “This is an exciting new addition for our airline and our customers as we launch the only nonstop, full-size jet service between Palm Springs and Las Vegas.”

The new flights will operate twice weekly between Palm Springs International Airport and McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas), with service Friday and Sunday. Beginning Dec. 9, flights will depart Palm Springs at 5 p.m. arriving in Las Vegas at 5:50 p.m. Flights leaving Las Vegas will depart at 3:30 p.m. arriving in Palm Springs at 4:20 p.m. (all flight times are local).

"We are extremely pleased to have a new partner in Allegiant Air providing jet service to Las Vegas," said Richard S. Walsh, A.A.E, Director of Aviation at Palm Springs International Airport.  "This community has been without jet service to Las Vegas for nearly a decade, and we believe it will have a positive impact on tourism in both destinations."

The carrier will utilize a full-size, 150-seat MD-80 jet aircraft on the route. The airline said that its market research and input from local community leaders indicate that the Palm Springs area will welcome the new nonstop flights and low fares to Las Vegas as an alternative to long and congested drives to and from the destination.

Allegiant also offers complete air and hotel vacation packages to Las Vegas for as low as $178 per person for five nights hotel and round-trip air (based on double-occupancy, stay at the Plaza Hotel & Casino and Sunday departure and Friday return), through its Allegiant Vacations program. Allegiant Vacations offers low-cost packages with 30 of Las Vegas’ most exciting hotel properties, including the Wynn, Bellagio, Venetian, Paris, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Caesars, 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, Aladdin, Stardust, Orleans and Plaza.

Allegiant also partners with four Palm Springs hotels with packages starting as low as $134 per person and including round-trip airfare and two nights stay at the Royal Sun Inn (based on double occupancy, with Friday departure and Sunday return, when travel is completed by Jan. 24, 2006.)  Hotel partners include Desert Springs, Rancho Las Palmas, Renaissance Esmeralda and Royal Sun Inn.

Allegiant’s $29* one-way introductory fare is very limited, must be purchased by Nov. 19, 2005 and is valid for travel Dec. 9, 2005 through May 31, 2006. Introductory fares are not available on all flights and not valid the following dates: Dec. 22-31, 2005 and Jan. 1-4; Feb. 15-20; April 12-17 and 23; and May 26-28, 2006. After the introductory fare period, regular one-way fares on the route will range from $39-$109 one-way.
*All fares one-way and are non-refundable. Fares do not include PFC, segment tax or September 11 security fee of up to $10.20 per segment. Travel purchased at an Allegiant Air ticket counter or through Allegiant Air call centers will cost an additional $5.00 per segment. A segment is defined as one take-off and one landing. Fare rules, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice. Restrictions apply.

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 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 25 U.S. markets to the Las Vegas destination and to the Orlando destination from 15 U.S. markets. 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, U.S. Forest Service, collegiate athletic organizations, film production companies and corporations. Allegiant’s fleet includes 20 MD-80 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.