ST. GEORGE, Utah, Oct. 4,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW)
("SkyWest") today reported SkyWest Airlines operating
statistics for the month of September
2019.
SkyWest Airlines reported 116,599 block hours in September 2019, an increase of 6.3% from
September 2018. SkyWest Airlines'
higher production was primarily due to the incremental E175
aircraft, CRJ900 aircraft and CRJ700 aircraft added to SkyWest
Airlines' fleet since September
2018.
Additional flight statistics for September are included in the
accompanying table.
Consistent with common current industry practice, SkyWest will
discontinue reporting traffic on a monthly basis following today's
report.
SKYWEST AIRLINES
SEPTEMBER FLIGHT STATISTICS
|
|
|
Month
|
Month
|
Month
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
Block Hour
Summary
|
September
2019
|
September
2018
|
%
Change
|
September
2019
|
September
2018
|
%
Change
|
By aircraft
type:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E175s
|
42,465
|
38,056
|
11.6
|
395,776
|
329,669
|
20.1
|
CRJ900s
|
10,103
|
8,384
|
20.5
|
93,988
|
84,586
|
11.1
|
CRJ700s
|
23,056
|
21,662
|
6.4
|
224,448
|
201,688
|
11.3
|
Dual-class
fleet
|
75,624
|
68,102
|
11.0
|
714,212
|
615,943
|
16.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CRJ200s
|
40,975
|
41,540
|
(1.4)
|
381,892
|
412,549
|
(7.4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SkyWest Airlines
total
|
116,599
|
109,642
|
6.3
|
1,096,104
|
1,028,492
|
6.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Flight
Statistics
|
Month
|
Month
|
Month
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
YTD
|
SkyWest
Airlines:
|
September
2019
|
September
2018
|
%
Change
|
September
2019
|
September
2018
|
%
Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Departures
|
68,467
|
64,410
|
6.3
|
627,799
|
592,139
|
6.0
|
Passengers
|
3,514,309
|
3,276,346
|
7.3
|
32,566,966
|
30,101,561
|
8.2
|
Load
Factor
|
81.6
|
80.9
|
0.7
pts
|
82.3
|
81.6
|
0.7
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 nearly 2,300 daily flights.
SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United
Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines to
carry more than 40 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
more than 14,000 employees.
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