ALLEGIANT AIR ANNOUNCES EXPANDING SERVICE
LOW-COST AIRLINE TO ADD WEDNESDAY FLIGHT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Cedar Rapids, Iowa)  The Las Vegas based airline, Allegiant Air, LLC, announces the expansion of its popular low-cost, nonstop service to Las Vegas, Nev. from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Due to popular demand, the seasonal addition of Wednesday service will become permanent April 15.  The new schedule will make travel from Cedar Rapids to Las Vegas available five days a week.

“We are very pleased with the performance of the Cedar Rapids market,” said Maurice J. Gallagher, the airline’s president and CEO.  “The addition of a Wednesday flight will make it easier for customers in Eastern Iowa get to the fun and excitement of Las Vegas.  We are confident this new schedule will have great appeal.”

The five-day-a-week schedule will depart Eastern Iowa Airport at 8:05 p.m. arriving in Las Vegas at 9:30 p.m. Flights leaving Las Vegas will depart at 2:15 p.m. arriving in Cedar Rapids at 7:20 p.m. (all flight times are local).

Through its Allegiant Vacations program, the company offers low-cost vacation packages with 35 of Las Vegas’ most exciting hotel properties, including the Wynn, 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 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 29 U.S. markets to the Las Vegas destination and to the Orlando destination from 14 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 22 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.

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 Contact:
Tyri Squyres, Allegiant Air
phone: 702-851-7370
e-mail: tsquyres@allegiantair.com

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