SkyWest, Inc. Reports Combined January Traffic for SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines

[Paul]

SkyWest, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKYW) reported a 126.5 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for January, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 116.9 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.14 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 1.54 billion. Load factor was up 3.1 percentage points to 73.8 percent compared to 70.7 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for January totaled 2,325,701 a 101.0 percent increase over January 2005.

							  FLIGHT STATISTICS
						SkyWest, Inc. January Traffic

									   2006			2005		% Change
	Passengers					   2,325,701	   1,156,991	   101.0
	Revenue Passenger Miles	  1,138,958,061	 502,862,558	   126.5
	Available Seat Miles		 1,543,417,714	 711,472,286	   116.9
	Load Factor						   73.8			70.7		 3.1 pts
	Block Hours						100,545		  53,846		86.7
	Departures						 67,5555		  40,476		66.9

PR Newswire