ALLEGIANT REPORTS MAY 2022 TRAFFIC
LAS VEGAS, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for May 2022.
"We grew capacity by nearly 16 percent during May, as compared with 2019, and completed the month with a load factor of 87 percent, the highest month since the onset of the pandemic," stated Drew Wells, senior vice president, revenue. "Demand strength continues to persist with forward bookings outpacing future capacity growth and continuing to trend higher than levels observed during 2019. Although early, bookings into the off-peak season are also trending higher than 2019. We continue to expect June loads to surpass May levels, with loads expected to be roughly 90 percent. As COVID cases began rising mid-May, we saw an increase in flight cancelations stemming from crew availability. Due to heightened cancelations, we expect total revenue for the quarter to come in on the low end of our previous guide, at up roughly 28 percent compared with 2019. In addition, we now expect total system capacity to be up roughly 11.5 percent for the quarter, year over three-year."
"The average cost per fuel gallon in May was $4.41 and we now expect to finish the quarter at an average cost per gallon of $4.30," stated Gregory Anderson, executive vice president, chief financial officer. "This increased fuel cost over our previous guide of $4.00 per gallon will result in roughly $18 million in excess expense throughout the quarter. We expect our CASM, excluding fuel and profit sharing, to fall within our previous guide, at up roughly 15 percent when compared with 2019. Updated guidance for the second quarter is included in the table below."
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Previous |
Current |
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System ASMs – year over three-year change1 |
Up 9.0 to 13.0% |
Up ~11.5% |
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Scheduled service ASMs – year over three-year change¹ |
Up 10.0 to 14.0% |
Up ~12.5% |
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Total operating revenue - year over three-year change¹ |
Up 28.0 to 32.0% |
Up ~28% |
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Operating CASM, excluding fuel and profit share - year over three-year change¹ |
Up 12.0 to 16.0% |
Up ~15% |
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Fuel cost per gallon |
$4.00 |
$4.30 |
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Scheduled Service – Year Over Three-Year Comparison |
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May 2022 |
May 2019 |
Change |
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Passengers |
1,454,779 |
1,269,429 |
14.6 % |
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Revenue passenger miles (000) |
1,309,090 |
1,093,781 |
19.7 % |
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Available seat miles (000) |
1,512,328 |
1,308,911 |
15.5 % |
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Load factor |
86.6 % |
83.6 % |
3.0pts |
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Departures |
9,779 |
9,086 |
7.6 % |
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Average stage length (miles) |
879 |
843 |
4.3 % |
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Total System* - Year Over Three-Year Comparison |
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May 2022 |
May 2019 |
Change |
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Passengers |
1,465,823 |
1,281,742 |
14.4 % |
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Available seat miles (000) |
1,553,013 |
1,357,963 |
14.4 % |
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Departures |
10,060 |
9,416 |
6.8 % |
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Average stage length (miles) |
877 |
844 |
3.9 % |
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Scheduled Service – Year Over Year Comparison |
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May 2022 |
May 2021 |
Change |
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Passengers |
1,454,779 |
1,040,590 |
39.8 % |
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Revenue passenger miles (000) |
1,309,090 |
888,735 |
47.3 % |
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Available seat miles (000) |
1,512,328 |
1,293,704 |
16.9 % |
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Load factor |
86.6 % |
68.7 % |
17.9pts |
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Departures |
9,779 |
8,939 |
9.4 % |
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Average stage length (miles) |
879 |
834 |
5.4 % |
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Total System* - Year Over Year Comparison |
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May 2022 |
May 2021 |
Change |
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Passengers |
1,465,823 |
1,046,813 |
40.0 % |
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Available seat miles (000) |
1,553,013 |
1,326,062 |
17.1 % |
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Departures |
10,060 |
9,202 |
9.3 % |
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Average stage length (miles) |
877 |
831 |
5.5 % |
*Total system includes scheduled service and fixed fee contract. System revenue passenger miles and system load factor are not useful statistics as system available seat miles include both ASMs flown by fixed fee flying as well as non-revenue producing repositioning flights used for operational needs. Fixed fee flying is better measured through dollar contribution versus operational statistics.
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Preliminary Financial Results |
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$ per gallon |
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May 2022 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system |
$4.41 |
Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is an integrated travel company with an airline at its heart, focused on connecting customers with the people, places and experiences that matter most. Since 1999, Allegiant Air has linked travelers in small-to-medium cities to world-class vacation destinations with all-nonstop flights and industry-low average fares. Today, Allegiant's fleet serves communities across the nation, with base airfares less than half the cost of the average domestic roundtrip ticket