Allegiant’s second-quarter earnings are up 62 percent from last year

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In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, photo, an airline ground worker guides an incoming Allegiant Air jetliner at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

The parent company of Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air, an ultra-low-cost carrier that flies leisure travelers from small, underserved cities to warm-weather vacation spots, reported earnings today for the three months ending June 30.

Company: Allegiant Travel Co. (NASDAQ:ALGT)

Revenue: $322.1 million (up 11 percent from the same period last year).

Earnings: $54.3 million in profit (up 62 percent from the same period last year).

Earnings per share: $3.18 (up 71 percent from the same period last year).

The airline, with small base fares and a large menu of add-on fees, flew more people in the second quarter compared with a year earlier but, to fliers’ delight, charged less money per ticket.

Allegiant flew 2.4 million passengers last quarter, up 15 percent from a year ago, and booked an average total fare of $128.03, down 5 percent.

It was Allegiant’s 50th consecutive profitable quarter.

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