Allegiant Air Offers ''Fly Free'' Vacation Package Sale from Denver to Las Vegas; Airline Starts Flights on the Route July 3, with Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday Departures

Business Wire, June 9, 2003

Business Editors/Travel Writers

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2003

Denver area travelers thinking about a quick trip to Las Vegas are being enticed to "Fly Free" on Allegiant Air when they buy one of the airline's vacation packages to the desert and gaming resort.

Allegiant, which inaugurates service between Denver and Las Vegas on July 3, today said that when a customer buys one of its two, three, four or five night Allegiant Vacations complete air and hotel packages, a second person on the package will "fly free."

For example, a Monday through Thursday package to the Four Queens hotel in Las Vegas, inclusive of roundtrip non-stop air service on Allegiant Air, will now cost $240 for two people compared to $418 at the normal package rate, a savings of $178 (Prices do not include PFC's and segment fees of $13.50 per person.)

Allegiant Vacations offers a choice of 18 Las Vegas hotel/casino properties in its "Fly Free" package promotion including the Four Queens, Paris, Luxor, MGM Grand, Venetian, Bally's, Mirage, Golden Nugget, Flamingo, Tropicana, Monte Carlo, Riviera, Excalibur, Frontier, Imperial Palace, Stardust, San Remo, and Circus Circus.

Allegiant said the offer applies to Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday departures from Denver International Airport from July 3 to September 30. The vacation packages to Las Vegas must be booked by June 27, 2003, and seats are limited. (These prices are non-refundable and not retroactive.) The airline said that the promotional package is available for purchase through the airlines' website at www.allegiantair.com, through Allegiant Vacations at 800-432-3810, through its Allegiant Reservations at 888-594-6937 and through professional travel agents.

"This special offer, and the tremendous value it represents, is intended to enable Denver travelers the opportunity to experience the service and convenience of Allegiant Air and Allegiant Vacations," said Mark Peterson, Allegiant's VP of Marketing and Sales. "Once people fly us, we know they'll want to come back again."

Regular one-way fares for flights between Denver and Las Vegas on Allegiant start at $99 to $199.

Allegiant Air will operate non-stop MD-83 service Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday each week, the peak demand days for flight in the market. The MD-83 aircraft seats 162 passengers. Allegiant's flights will depart DIA at 6:00 PM arriving in Las Vegas at 6:55 PM. Flights leaving Las Vegas will depart at 7:25 PM arriving in Denver at 10:15 PM (all flight times are local).

                             ALLEGIANT AIR
                   DENVER--LAS VEGAS FLIGHT SCHEDULE

Denver to Las Vegas
Flight   Depart   Arrive       Frequency
401      6:00*    6:55P        Thu, Fri, Sun, Mon


Las Vegas to Denver
Flight   Depart   Arrive       Frequency
400      7:25P    10:15P       Thu, Fri, Sun, Mon

* All times shown are local.

About the Company

Allegiant 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. From its base in Las Vegas, Allegiant provides non-stop service to Colorado Springs, Colo., Fresno, Calif., Wichita, Kan. and starting June 19, Des Moines Iowa; July 3, Denver, Colo.; July 10 Lansing, Michigan; and starting July 31 Fort Collins/Loveland, Colo. The airline also operates charter service throughout the U.S. to Mexico and Canada. The carrier's charter customers include Harrah's Resorts, Apple Vacations, U.S. Forest service, collegiate athletic organizations, film production companies and corporations.

Allegiant's fleet includes five jet aircraft, including two130-seat MD-87s, and three MD-83s. Allegiant's MD-83s are configured for 161 or 162 passengers with a crew of two pilots and four flight attendants. MD-83 aircraft have a range of over 2,500 miles at a cruising speed of over 500 miles per hour. The aircraft are powered by twin Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines.

Allegiant Air is a privately owned airline founded in 1997.

For additional information about the airline visit www.allegiantair.com.