ST. GEORGE, Utah,
June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SKYW) reported a 2.9 percent decrease in available seat miles (ASMs)
for May, while revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased by 5.0 percent
compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.89
billion ASMs for the month, while RPMs increased to 1.49 billion. Load factor
was down 1.7 percentage points to 78.9% compared to 80.6% for the same period
last year. Passenger boardings for May totaled 2,914,593 a 2.8 percent
decrease over
May 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 228 cities in the United
States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with approximately 2,673 daily
departures. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest,
Inc. can be accessed at http://www.skywest.com.
FLIGHT STATISTICS
SkyWest, Inc. May Traffic
2008 2007 % Change
Passengers 2,914,593 2,997,892 (2.8)
Revenue Passenger Miles 1,487,639,041 1,565,564,398 (5.0)
Available Seat Miles 1,886,226,794 1,941,592,086 (2.9)
Load Factor 78.9% 80.6% (1.7) pts
Block Hours 115,707 118,625 (2.5)
Departures 74,686 76,002 (1.7)
Calendar Year-To-Date
2008 2007 % Change
Passengers 13,809,649 13,649,278 1.2
Revenue Passenger Miles 7,139,151,640 7,060,189,816 1.1
Available Seat Miles 9,356,141,320 9,106,356,532 2.7
Load Factor 76.3% 77.5% (1.2) pts
Block Hours 586,623 573,269 2.3
Departures 366,616 363,973 0.7
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