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

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKYW) reported a 3.3 percent decrease in available seat miles (ASMs) for July, while revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased by 4.7 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 2.0 billion ASMs and 1.6 billion RPMs for the month. Load factor was down 1.2 percentage points to 80.1% compared to 81.3% for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for July totaled 3,146,758 a 0.9 percent decrease over July 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 230 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with approximately 2,535 daily departures. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest, Inc. can be accessed at http://www.skywest.com.

                              FLIGHT STATISTICS
                          SkyWest, Inc. July Traffic

                                       2008            2007       % Change
    Passengers                      3,146,758       3,175,377        (0.9)
    Revenue Passenger Miles     1,603,338,596   1,683,084,659        (4.7)
    Available Seat Miles        2,000,723,012   2,069,149,312        (3.3)
    Load Factor                         80.1%            81.3        (1.2) pts
    Block Hours                       125,004         128,952        (3.1)
    Departures                         79,863          80,463        (0.7)


                            Calendar Year-To-Date

                                       2008            2007       % Change
    Passengers                     20,017,824      19,930,922         0.4
    Revenue Passenger Miles    10,294,131,299  10,368,943,914        (0.7)
    Available Seat Miles       13,297,260,964  13,166,069,598         1.0
    Load Factor                         77.4%           78.8%        (1.4) pts
    Block Hours                       832,364         826,227         0.7
    Departures                        523,549         522,163         0.3