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January 14, 2005

ALLEGIANT AIR ADDS MORE VEGAS FLIGHTS FOR MARCH:
March Brings NASCAR, March Madness and Spring Break To Vegas

Las Vegas, Nev. (Jan. 14, 2005) –NASCAR weekend, March Madness and Spring Break all make March one of the most exciting months of the year for Vegas and Allegiant Air, LLC, is helping Cedar Rapids get there by adding three more non-stop flights to its current schedule.

With NASCAR weekend the 11th-13th, University of Iowa Spring Break 11th-20th and March Madness 17th-20th and 24th-27th, the Las Vegas-based, low-fare carrier will add flights from Eastern Iowa Airport March 9, 16 and 23. In addition, its normal schedule will continue service on Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday. All flights depart Cedar Rapids at 7:55 p.m. and arrive in Las Vegas at 9:20 p.m., and on the return, leave Las Vegas at 2 p.m. and arrive in Cedar Rapids at 7:15 p.m.

Reservations can be made on the airline’s website www.allegiantair.com, through the airline’s Reservations and Information Center at 800-432-3810 or through professional travel agents. For more information on the NASCAR events, visit http://www.lvms.com/.

Allegiant Air began service to Cedar Rapids June 24, 2004. The airline features all-jet and nonstop service to Las Vegas.

Allegiant Air also features complete air and hotel vacation packages through the company’s vacation division, Allegiant Vacations. Packages are available with 25 of Las Vegas’ most exciting hotel properties, including the 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.

In addition, the low-cost airline recently expanded its leg room and upgraded its seating. In a $2 million move contrary to current airline


Allegiant Air features non-stop, low-cost travel to the glamour and excitement of Las Vegas from 13 markets across the country. Allegiant Vacations, the airline’s vacation division, features complete air and hotel vacation packages with 25 of Las Vegas’ most exciting hotel properties, including the 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 can be made on the airline’s website at www.allegiantair.com, through the airline’s Reservations and Information Center at 800-432-3810 or through professional travel agents.

About the Company
Allegiant Air, LLC, 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. The airline features 25 Las Vegas hotel properties in its Allegiant Vacations air-and-hotel vacation package program. From its base in Las Vegas, Allegiant provides nonstop service to 13 cities throughout the U.S., including Colorado Springs and Fort Collins/Loveland, Colo.; Fresno, Calif.; Wichita, Kan.; Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Lansing, Mich.; Peoria, Ill.; Sioux Falls, S. D.; Bismarck, N. D.; Bellingham, Wash.; Madison, Wis.; and Oklahoma City, Okla. The airline also operates charter service throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The carrier’s charter customers include Harrah’s Entertainment, Apple Vacations, U.S. Forest Service, collegiate athletic organizations, film production companies and corporations. Allegiant’s fleet includes ten jet aircraft, including two MD-87s and eight MD-83s, 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.