SkyWest, Inc., Reports Combined June 2011 Traffic for SkyWest Airlines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines

ST. GEORGE, Utah, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) (“SkyWest”) reported a 49.0 percent increase in departures to 121,295 for June compared to 81,388 for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for June increased 48.0 percent to 5,050,329 compared to 3,411,663 for the same period last year. SkyWest also reported a 57.2 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for June, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 58.0 percent compared to June 2010. The combined airlines generated 2.66 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 3.23 billion. Load factor was 82.4 percent compared to 82.9 percent, down 0.5 percentage points compared to June 2010. The substantial increases for each of the items are due primarily to the acquisition of ExpressJet Airlines on November 12, 2010.