ST. GEORGE, Utah,
May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SKYW) reported a 15.5 percent increase in revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) for April, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 13.9 percent
compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated
1.47 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 1.87 billion. Load
factor was up 1.0 percentage points to 78.6 percent compared to 77.6 percent
for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for April totaled
2,828,277 a 9.8 percent increase over
April 2006.
SkyWest Airlines, based in St. George, Utah, and ASA, based in Atlanta,
Georgia are wholly owned subsidiaries of SkyWest, Inc. SkyWest Airlines
operates as United Express, Delta Connection and Midwest Connect carriers
under contractual agreements with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Midwest
Airlines. ASA operates as a Delta Connection carrier under a contractual
agreement with Delta Air Lines. System-wide, SkyWest, Inc. serves a total of
approximately 241 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the
Caribbean, with approximately 2,541 daily departures. This press release and
additional information regarding SkyWest, Inc. can be accessed at
www.skywest.com.
FLIGHT STATISTICS
SkyWest, Inc. April Traffic
2007 2006 % Change
Passengers 2,828,277 2,574,876 9.8
Revenue Passenger Miles 1,470,069,179 1,273,336,916 15.5
Available Seat Miles 1,870,862,000 1,641,861,324 13.9
Load Factor 78.6% 77.6% 1.0 pts
Block Hours 115,653 104,200 11.0
Departures 73,685 69,505 6.0
Calendar Year-To-Date
2007 2006 % Change
Passengers 10,651,383 9,983,590 6.7
Revenue Passenger Miles 5,496,625,418 4,919,736,737 11.7
Available Seat Miles 7,164,764,446 6,343,839,602 12.9
Load Factor 76.7% 77.6% (0.9) pts
Block Hours 454,644 409,834 10.9
Departures 287,971 272,574 5.6
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