ST. GEORGE, Utah, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SKYW) reported an 11.1 percent decrease in available seat miles
(ASMs) for September, while revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased by 10.5
percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines
generated 1.7 billion ASMs and 1.3 billion RPMs for the month. Load factor
was up 0.5 percentage points to 76.5% compared to 76.0% for the same period
last year. Passenger boardings for September totaled 2,553,073 a 7.9 percent
decrease over September 2007.
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 218 cities in the
United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with approximately 2,267
daily departures. This press release and additional information regarding
SkyWest, Inc. can be accessed at http://www.skywest.com.
FLIGHT STATISTICS
SkyWest, Inc. September Traffic
2008 2007 % Change
Passengers 2,553,073 2,770,798 (7.9)
Revenue Passenger Miles 1,291,282,869 1,442,655,831 (10.5)
Available Seat Miles 1,688,501,822 1,899,138,068 (11.1)
Load Factor 76.5% 76.0% 0.5 pts
Block Hours 103,647 116,606 (11.1)
Departures 67,560 73,731 (8.4)
Calendar Year-To-Date
2008 2007 % Change
Passengers 25,609,770 25,892,757 (1.1)
Revenue Passenger Miles 13,126,547,250 13,497,140,986 (2.7)
Available Seat Miles 16,925,658,514 17,156,421,280 (1.3)
Load Factor 77.6% 78.7% (1.1) pts
Block Hours 1,055,884 1,074,275 (1.7)
Departures 668,939 677,674 (1.3)
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