ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc.,
(NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported SkyWest Airlines
operating statistics for the month of March
2019.
SkyWest Airlines reported 124,447 block hours in March 2019, an increase of 6.9% from March 2018. SkyWest Airlines' higher production
was primarily due to the new E175 and CRJ900 aircraft added to
SkyWest Airlines' fleet since March
2018.
Additional flight statistics for March are included in the
accompanying table.
SKYWEST AIRLINES
MARCH FLIGHT STATISTICS
|
|
|
Month
|
Month
|
Month
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
Block Hour
Summary
|
March 2019
|
March 2018
|
%
Change
|
March 2019
|
March 2018
|
%
Change
|
By aircraft
type:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E175s
|
44,273
|
35,587
|
24.4
|
126,749
|
99,592
|
27.3
|
CRJ900s
|
11,884
|
10,088
|
17.8
|
30,965
|
27,996
|
10.6
|
CRJ700s
|
25,436
|
23,325
|
9.1
|
71,768
|
66,347
|
8.2
|
Dual-class
fleet
|
81,593
|
69,000
|
18.3
|
229,482
|
193,935
|
18.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CRJ200s
|
42,854
|
47,394
|
(9.6)
|
119,907
|
135,009
|
(11.2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SkyWest Airlines
total
|
124,447
|
116,394
|
6.9
|
349,389
|
328,944
|
6.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Flight
Statistics
|
Month
|
Month
|
Month
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
SkyWest
Airlines:
|
March 2019
|
March 2018
|
%
Change
|
March 2019
|
March 2018
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
70,685
|
66,016
|
7.1
|
193,475
|
185,478
|
4.3
|
Passengers
|
3,669,452
|
3,322,156
|
10.5
|
9,614,952
|
9,059,473
|
6.1
|
Load
Factor
|
82.2
|
81.2
|
1.0
pts
|
78.6
|
78.8
|
(0.2)
pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
On January 22, 2019, SkyWest
completed the sale of ExpressJet Airlines to a third party. Flight
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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