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Allegiant Air's September traffic jumps 46.1 percent
LAS VEGAS -- Allegiant Air LLC, which focuses on leisure travelers, said Monday its September traffic jumped 46.1 percent systemwide.
The company, a unit of Allegiant Travel Co., said paying passengers flew 292.2 million miles in September, a gain from 200 million a year earlier.
Its capacity soared 50.2 percent in September from a year ago. Carriers can raise capacity in a number of ways, including adding flights or using larger planes on higher-trafficked routes.
The percentage of seats filled, or load factor, fell by 2.4 percentage points to 85.2 percent.
Excluding the company's charter service, Allegiant said traffic jumped 59.6 percent.
Allegiant serves small-city markets, including Las Vegas, Phoenix, Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa/St. Petersburg.
