SkyWest, Inc. Reports Combined January 2013 Traffic For SkyWest Airlines And ExpressJet Airlines

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) (“SkyWest”) today reported that passenger boardings for January increased 6.7 percent to 4,496,285 compared to 4,214,301 for the same period last year. SkyWest also reported a 4.8 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for January, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 2.0 percent compared to January 2012. The combined airlines generated 2.3 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 3.0 billion. Load factor increased to 76.4 compared to 74.3 in January 2012. SkyWest also reported an increase of 3.4 percent in departures to 115,971 for January compared to 112,183 for the same period last year.