SkyWest, Inc. Reports May 2019 Traffic

06/06/2019 06:01

ST. GEORGE, Utah, June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported SkyWest Airlines operating statistics for the month of May 2019.

SkyWest Airlines reported 124,404 block hours in May 2019, an increase of 8.3% from May 2018. SkyWest Airlines' higher production was primarily due to the incremental E175 aircraft, CRJ900 aircraft and CRJ700 aircraft added to SkyWest Airlines' fleet since May 2018.

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

SKYWEST AIRLINES MAY FLIGHT STATISTICS

	Month	Month	Month	YTD	YTD	YTD
Block Hour Summary	May 2019	May 2018	% Change	May 2019	May 2018	% Change
By aircraft type:
E175s	44,803	36,680	22.1	214,116	171,279	25.0
CRJ900s	10,360	9,468	9.4	51,950	46,716	11.2
CRJ700s	26,057	22,234	17.2	122,613	110,327	11.1
Dual-class fleet	81,220	68,382	18.8	388,679	328,322	18.4

CRJ200s	43,184	46,470	(7.1)	204,077	227,532	(10.3)

SkyWest Airlines total	124,404	114,852	8.3	592,756	555,854	6.6


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

Departures	72,713	66,915	8.7	335,423	316,816	5.9
Passengers	3,845,886	3,443,673	11.7	17,046,229	15,725,321	8.4
Load Factor	83.9	82.9	1.0 pts	80.4	80.1	0.3 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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