SkyWest, Inc. Reports April 2019 Traffic

07/05/2019 14:01

ST. GEORGE, Utah, May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported SkyWest Airlines operating statistics for the month of April 2019.

SkyWest Airlines reported 118,963 block hours in April 2019, an increase of 6.2% from April 2018. SkyWest Airlines' higher production was primarily due to the new E175 and CRJ900 aircraft added to SkyWest Airlines' fleet since April 2018.

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

SKYWEST AIRLINES APRIL FLIGHT STATISTICS

	Month	Month	Month	YTD	YTD	YTD
Block Hour Summary	April 2019	April 2018	% Change	April 2019	April 2018	% Change
By aircraft type:
E175s	42,564	35,007	21.6	169,313	134,599	25.8
CRJ900s	10,625	9,256	14.8	41,590	37,252	11.6
CRJ700s	24,788	21,742	14.0	96,556	88,089	9.6
Dual-class fleet	77,977	66,005	18.1	307,459	259,940	18.3

CRJ200s	40,986	46,054	(11.0)	160,893	181,062	(11.1)

SkyWest Airlines total	118,963	112,059	6.2	468,352	441,002	6.2


Other Flight Statistics	Month	Month	Month	YTD	YTD	YTD
SkyWest Airlines:	April 2019	April 2018	% Change	April 2019	April 2018	% Change

Departures	69,235	64,423	7.5	262,710	249,901	5.1
Passengers	3,585,397	3,222,175	11.3	13,200,343	12,281,648	7.5
Load Factor	81.9	80.8	1.1 pts	79.5	79.3	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 2,300 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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