ST. GEORGE, Utah, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc. ("SkyWest") reported an 8.3 percent increase in departures to 85,788 for August compared to 79,180 for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for August increased 7.9 percent to 3,500,779 compared to 3,245,316 for the same period last year. SkyWest also reported a 4.6 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for August, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 5.8 percent compared to August 2009. The combined airlines generated 1.75 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 2.17 billion. Load factor was 80.6 percent compared to 81.5 percent, down 0.9 percentage points compared to August 2009.
SkyWest Airlines, Inc. ("SkyWest Airlines"), based in St. George, Utah, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. ("Atlantic Southeast"), based in Atlanta, Georgia are wholly-owned subsidiaries of SkyWest. 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. Atlantic Southeast operates as Delta Connection and United Express carriers under contractual agreements with Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. System-wide, SkyWest serves a total of approximately 225 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with approximately 2,800 daily departures. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest can be accessed at http://www.skywest.com/.
FLIGHT STATISTICS SkyWest, Inc. August Traffic 2010 2009 % Change Passengers 3,500,779 3,245,316 7.9 Revenue Passenger Miles 1,748,653,000 1,671,822,207 4.6 Available Seat Miles 2,169,194,985 2,050,245,450 5.8 Load Factor 80.6% 81.5% (0.9)pts Block Hours 130,307 123,855 5.2 Departures 85,788 79,180 8.3 Calendar Year-To-Date 2010 2009 % Change Passengers 25,505,054 23,166,590 10.1 Revenue Passenger Miles 12,682,455,721 11,742,785,437 8.0 Available Seat Miles 15,916,705,934 14,858,993,220 7.1 Load Factor 79.7% 79.0% 0.7 pts Block Hours 961,772 918,618 4.7 Departures 630,350 586,558 7.5
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