The ultra-low-cost airline Las Vegas-based Allegiant today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for March 2018, showing a massive 18 percent increase on last years performance. Whilst the first quarter of 2018 shows the airline is just over 15 percent up on the 2017 results.
Read on for the all important numbers.....
March 2018
|
March 2017
|
Change
| |
Passengers
|
1,356,305
|
1,143,571
|
18.6%
|
Revenue passenger miles (000)
|
1,267,098
|
1,072,847
|
18.1%
|
Available seat miles (000)
|
1,445,135
|
1,269,107
|
13.9%
|
Load factor
|
87.7%
|
84.5%
|
3.2 pts
|
Departures
|
9,316
|
8,269
|
12.7%
|
Average stage length (miles)
|
920
|
916
|
0.4%
|
1stQuarter 2018
|
1stQuarter 2017
|
Change
| |
Passengers
|
3,279,368
|
2,845,480
|
15.2%
|
Revenue passenger miles (000)
|
3,064,619
|
2,661,934
|
15.1%
|
Available seat miles (000)
|
3,602,015
|
3,237,164
|
11.3%
|
Load factor
|
85.1%
|
82.2%
|
2.9 pts
|
Departures
|
23,264
|
21,248
|
9.5%
|
Average stage length (miles)
|
916
|
908
|
0.9%
|
Total System*
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March 2018
|
March 2017
|
Change
| |
Passengers
|
1,366,270
|
1,154,591
|
18.3%
|
Revenue passenger miles (000)
|
1,280,103
|
1,087,972
|
17.7%
|
Available seat miles (000)
|
1,490,680
|
1,315,169
|
13.3%
|
Load factor
|
85.9%
|
82.7%
|
3.2 pts
|
Departures
|
9,682
|
8,637
|
12.1%
|
Average stage length (miles)
|
914
|
910
|
0.4%
|
1st Quarter 2018
|
1st Quarter 2017
|
Change
| |
Passengers
|
3,302,951
|
2,881,248
|
14.6%
|
Revenue passenger miles (000)
|
3,094,805
|
2,708,498
|
14.3%
|
Available seat miles (000)
|
3,728,563
|
3,376,837
|
10.4%
|
Load factor
|
83.0%
|
80.2%
|
2.8 pts
|
Departures
|
24,248
|
22,295
|
8.8%
|
Average stage length (miles)
|
910
|
903
|
0.8%
|
*Total system includes scheduled service and fixed fee contract.
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