Sept. 10, 2025
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
Allegiant, the dominant passenger carrier at Lehigh Valley International Airport, carried 12.6% more passengers in August than it did in the year-ago month.
That number is for all Allegiant scheduled flights. The Las Vegas-based airline carried 1.5 million passengers on its scheduled routes in August, up from 1.33 million in August 2024.
In Allegiant’s statement today, airline executives said the third quarter is turning out well and commented on the company’s financial forecast.
“We expect third quarter fuel to be in line with our prior guide of $2.55 per gallon,” Robert Neal, Chief Financial Officer of Allegiant, said. He added, “With both stronger revenue trends and improved cost performance, we now anticipate ending the third quarter at the better end of our guided ranges for operating margin and earnings per share.”
Allegiant provided a third-quarter forecast in its second-quarter earnings statement.
Third-quarter fuel costs, an important financial metric for airlines, are expected to be $2.55 per gallon.
Allegiant carries Lehigh Valley passengers to Sunbelt locations in South Carolina and Florida, and also to Nashville and Denver.
Here’s a cut-and-paste version of the statement:
Allegiant Reports August 2025 Traffic
09/10/2025
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for August 2025.
“As we have progressed through the third quarter, demand has remained solid with trends outperforming our initial expectations,” noted Drew Wells, Chief Commercial Officer of Allegiant Travel Company. “The demand environment continues to show resilience across our network, providing momentum as we move into the fall and holiday periods.”
“We expect third quarter fuel to be in line with our prior guide of $2.55 per gallon,” stated Robert Neal, Chief Financial Officer of Allegiant Travel Company. “In addition, non-fuel costs have trended better than expected. With both stronger revenue trends and improved cost performance, we now anticipate ending the third quarter at the better end of our guided ranges for operating margin and earnings per share.”
| Scheduled Service – Year Over Year Comparison | |||
| August 2025 | August 2024 | Change | |
| Passengers | 1,495,501 | 1,327,765 | 12.6 % |
| Revenue passenger miles (000) | 1,315,323 | 1,173,459 | 12.1 % |
| Available seat miles (000) | 1,592,900 | 1,389,464 | 14.6 % |
| Load factor | 82.6 % | 84.5 % | (1.9pts) |
| Departures | 10,600 | 9,143 | 15.9 % |
| Average stage length (miles) | 852 | 862 | (1.1 %) |
| Total System* – Year Over Year Comparison | ||||
| August 2025 | August 2024 | Change | ||
| Passengers | 1,512,121 | 1,344,533 | 12.5 % | |
| Available seat miles (000) | 1,651,682 | 1,444,380 | 14.4 % | |
| Departures | 11,067 | 9,553 | 15.8 % | |
| Average stage length (miles) | 846 | 857 | (1.3 %) | |
| *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. | ||||
| Preliminary Financial Results | ||
| $ per gallon | ||
| August 2025 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system | $2.55 | |
Allegiant Travel Company
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. For more information, visit us at Allegiant.com. Media information, including photos, is available at gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF
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