(St. George, UT) - SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) Tuesday reported a 1.7 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for June, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 0.4 percent compared to June 2011. Passenger boardings for June increased 4.5 percent to 5,289,995 compared to 5,064,487 for the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 2.71 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 3.24 billion. Load factor increased to 83.5 compared to 82.4 in June 2011. SkyWest also reported an increase in departures to 125,345 for June compared to 121,295 for the same period last year.

Flight Statistics - SkyWest June Traffic

About SkyWest, Inc.

SkyWest is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company headquartered in St. George. SkyWest’s scheduled passenger airline operations consist of SkyWest Airlines based in St. George and ExpressJet Airlines based in Atlanta, Georgia.

SkyWest Airlines operates as United Express and Delta Connection carriers under contractual agreements with United Airlines, Inc. (“United”) and Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”). SkyWest Airlines operates as US Airways Express under a contractual agreement with US Airways, Inc., and operates flights for Alaska Airlines under a contractual agreement.

ExpressJet Airlines operates as United Express and Delta Connection carriers under contractual agreements with United and Delta. SkyWest system-wide serves markets in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean with approximately 4,200 daily departures and a fleet of approximately 725 regional aircraft.

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