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

ST. GEORGE, Utah, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKYW) reported a 7.6 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for February, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 8.4 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.33 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 1.77 billion. Load factor was down 0.6 percentage points to 75.0 percent compared to 75.6 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for February totaled 2,547,180 a 5.9 percent increase over February 2007.

SkyWest Airlines, based in St. George, Utah, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. ("ASA"), based in Atlanta, Georgia are wholly owned subsidiaries of SkyWest. 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 serves a total of approximately 230 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 http://www.skywest.com.

                              FLIGHT STATISTICS
                        SkyWest, Inc. February Traffic

                                      2008              2007       % Change
    Passengers                      2,547,180        2,404,331        5.9
    Revenue Passenger Miles     1,325,740,948    1,232,254,714        7.6
    Available Seat Miles        1,766,639,900    1,629,119,238        8.4
    Load Factor                          75.0%            75.6%      (0.6) pts
    Block Hours                       112,225          105,050        6.8
    Departures                         68,634           65,886        4.2



                            Calendar Year-To-Date

                                      2007              2006       % Change
    Passengers                      5,072,442         4,888,801       3.8
    Revenue Passenger Miles     2,634,338,887     2,497,692,728       5.5
    Available Seat Miles        3,608,626,892     3,381,067,926       6.7
    Load Factor                          73.0%             73.9%     (0.9) pts
    Block Hours                       229,616           219,400       4.7
    Departures                        140,365           137,961       1.7