ST. GEORGE, Utah, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKYW) reported a 2.3 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for July, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 3.5 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.79 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 2.17 billion. Load factor was down 1.0 percentage points to 82.5 percent compared to 83.5 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for July totaled 3,581,599 a 5.3 percent increase from July 2009.

SkyWest Airlines, Inc. ("SkyWest Airlines"), based in St. George, Utah, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. ("Atlantic Southeast"), based in Atlanta, Georgia are wholly-owned subsidiaries of SkyWest, Inc. SkyWest Airlines operates as United Express and Delta Connection carriers under contractual agreements with United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. SkyWest Airlines also operates flights for AirTran Airways under a marketing agreement. Atlantic Southeast operates as Delta Connection and United Express carriers under contractual agreements with Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. System-wide, SkyWest, Inc. serves a total of approximately 225 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with approximately 2,800 daily departures. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest, Inc. can be accessed at www.skywest.com.

                          FLIGHT STATISTICS

                      SkyWest, Inc. July Traffic

                                           2010           2009    % Change
    Passengers                        3,581,599      3,402,766          5.3
    Revenue Passenger Miles       1,787,381,970  1,746,588,228          2.3
    Available Seat Miles          2,165,477,813  2,091,239,506          3.5
    Load Factor                            82.5%          83.5%   (1.0)pts
    Block Hours                         129,668        126,851          2.2
    Departures                           85,496         80,894          5.7

                        Calendar Year-To-Date

                                            2010            2009  % Change
    Passengers                        22,000,900      19,921,339      10.4
    Revenue Passenger Miles       10,932,410,181  10,071,038,760       8.6
    Available Seat Miles          13,747,510,949  12,808,824,462       7.3
    Load Factor                             79.5%           78.6% 0.9 pts
    Block Hours                          831,465         794,762       4.6
    Departures                           544,562         507,379       7.3

SOURCE SkyWest, Inc.