Allegiant (ALGT) Posts Unimpressive July Traffic Numbers

Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT) recently reported disappointing traffic numbers for July 2024. Scheduled traffic (measured in revenue passenger miles) fell 1.7% from the July 2023 levels. Capacity (measured in available seat miles) for scheduled service grew 2.4% year over year. As traffic failed to outpace capacity expansion, the load factor (percentage of seats filled by passengers) in July 2024 declined to 87.5% from 91.2% a year ago.Total departures (scheduled services) improved 2.7% in July 2024 from a ...