SkyWest, Inc., Reports Combined November 2011 Traffic for SkyWest Airlines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") reported a 10.8 percent increase in departures to 108,924 for November compared to 98,298 for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for November increased 12.4 percent to 4,450,215 compared to 3,957,560 for the same period last year. SkyWest also reported a 15.9 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for November, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 14.3 percent compared to November 2010. The combined airlines generated 2.34 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 2.91 billion. Load factor was 80.3 percent compared to 79.2 percent, up 1.1 percentage points compared to November 2010.The substantial increases for the year-to-date numbers below are due primarily to the acquisition of ExpressJet Airlines on November 12, 2010.

About SkyWest

SkyWest is the holding company for three scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company and is headquartered in St. George, Utah. SkyWest's scheduled passenger airline operations include SkyWest Airlines also based in St. George, Utah, Atlantic Southeast based in Atlanta, Georgia and ExpressJet Airlines based in Houston, Texas. SkyWest Airlines operates as United Express, and Delta Connection carriers under contractual agreements with United and Delta. Also, SkyWest Airlines operates flights for Alaska under a contractual agreement. Atlantic Southeast operates as United Express and Delta Connection carriers under contractual agreements with United and Delta. ExpressJet Airlines operates as Continental Express and United Express under contractual agreements with Continental Airlines, Inc. and United and is a subsidiary of Atlantic Southeast. System-wide, SkyWest serves markets in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean with approximately 4,000 daily departures and a fleet of approximately 727 regional aircraft. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest can be accessed at www.skywest.com.

FLIGHT STATISTICS
SkyWest, Inc. November Traffic
				2011	2010	% Change
Passengers				4,450,215	3,957,560	12.4
Revenue Passenger Miles				2,335,053,657	2,014,453,576	15.9
Available Seat Miles				2,907,679,862	2,542,989,174	14.3
Load Factor				80.3%	79.2%	1.1 pts
Block Hours				177,057	156,196	13.4
Departures				108,924	98,298	10.8

Calendar Year-To-Date
		2011	2010	% Change
Passengers		51,283,777	35,944,974	42.7
Revenue Passenger Miles		26,704,812,764	17,911,248,801	49.1
Available Seat Miles		33,635,966,908	22,518,740,565	49.4
Load Factor		79.4%	79.5%	(0.1) pts
Block Hours		2,061,897	1,360,099	51.6
Departures		1,276,010	887,665	43.7

SOURCE SkyWest, Inc.