SkyWest, Inc. Reports January 2019 Traffic

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Feb. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported SkyWest Airlines operating statistics for the month of January 2019.

SkyWest Airlines reported 117,600 block hours in January 2019, an increase of 5.6% from January 2018. SkyWest Airlines' higher production was primarily due to the new E175 aircraft added to SkyWest Airline's fleet since January 2018.

Additional flight statistics for January are included in the accompanying table.

SKYWEST AIRLINES JANUARY FLIGHT STATISTICS

	Month	Month	Month
Block Hour Summary	January 2019	January 2018	% Change
By aircraft type:
E175s	43,363	33,509	29.4
CRJ900s	9,877	9,299	6.2
CRJ700s	24,010	22,663	5.9
Dual-class fleet	77,250	65,471	18.0

CRJ200s	40,368	45,960	(12.2)

SkyWest Airlines total	117,618	111,431	5.6


Other Flight Statistics	Month	Month	Month
SkyWest Airlines:	January 2019	January 2018	% Change

Departures	64,265	63,171	1.7
Passengers	3,044,653	2,852,733	6.7
Load Factor	74.9	75.3	(0.4) pts

On January 22, 2019, SkyWest completed the sale ExpressJet Airlines to a third party. January statistics are SkyWest Airlines only and exclude ExpressJet in both periods presented because of lack of comparability.

About SkyWest
SkyWest, Inc. is the holding company for SkyWest Airlines and SkyWest Leasing, an aircraft leasing company. SkyWest Airlines has a fleet of nearly 500 aircraft connecting millions of passengers each month to over 250 destinations and provides commercial air service in cities throughout North America with more than 2,100 daily flights. SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines to carry more than 38 million passengers annually. Based in St. George, Utah, SkyWest continues to set the standard for excellence across the regional industry with exceptional value for customers, shareholders and its nearly 14,000 employees.

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