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

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKYW) reported a 9.9 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for January, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 8.4 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.37 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 1.87 billion. Load factor was up 1.0 percentage points to 73.3 percent compared to 72.3 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for January totaled 2,737,931 a 12.0 percent increase from January 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 and Delta Connection carriers under contractual agreements with United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. SkyWest Airlines also operates flights for AirTran Airways under a marketing agreement. ASA operates as a Delta Connection carrier under a contractual agreement with Delta Air Lines. ASA is scheduled to begin service as a United Express carrier in February 2010 under a contractual agreement with United Airlines. System-wide, SkyWest, Inc. serves a total of approximately 224 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with approximately 2,600 daily departures. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest, Inc. can be accessed at www.skywest.com.

    
    
                                FLIGHT STATISTICS
                           SkyWest, Inc. January Traffic
    
                                    2010                2009      % Change
    
    Passengers                    2,737,931          2,444,573        12.0
    Revenue Passenger Miles   1,369,645,763      1,245,863,173         9.9
    Available Seat Miles      1,868,994,024      1,723,838,782         8.4
    Load Factor                       73.3%              72.3%         1.0 pts
    Block Hours                     114,657            109,924         4.3
    Departures                       73,449             68,588         7.1
    

SOURCE SkyWest, Inc.