SkyWest, Inc. Reports Combined October Traffic for SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKYW) reported a 9.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for October, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 8.3 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.50 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 1.86 billion. Load factor was up 0.7 percentage points to 80.3 percent compared to 79.6 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for October totaled 2,981,682 a 9.5 percent increase from October 2008.

SkyWest Airlines, based in St. George, Utah, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. ("ASA"), based in Atlanta, Georgia are wholly owned subsidiaries of SkyWest, Inc. SkyWest Airlines operates as United Express, Delta Connection and Midwest Connect carriers under contractual agreements with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Midwest Airlines. ASA operates as a Delta Connection carrier under a contractual agreement with Delta Air Lines. System-wide, SkyWest, Inc. serves a total of approximately 207 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with approximately 2,355 daily departures. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest, Inc. can be accessed at www.skywest.com.

                                FLIGHT STATISTICS
                         SkyWest, Inc. October Traffic

                                      2009             2008      % Change
    Passengers                     2,981,682        2,722,326       9.5
    Revenue Passenger Miles    1,498,377,345    1,371,106,005       9.3
    Available Seat Miles       1,864,963,854    1,721,620,178       8.3
    Load Factor                         80.3%            79.6%      0.7 pts
    Block Hours                      114,669          106,148       8.0
    Departures                        72,335           69,025       4.8

                                Calendar Year-To-Date

                                        2009           2008        % Change
    Passengers                      28,977,927       28,338,199       2.3
    Revenue Passenger Miles     14,658,715,187   14,501,472,822       1.1
    Available Seat Miles        18,528,154,894   18,647,278,692      (0.6)
    Load Factor                           79.1%            77.8%      1.3
    Block Hours                      1,142,149        1,162,032      (1.7)
    Departures                         729,642          737,964      (1.1)

SOURCE SkyWest, Inc.