SkyWest, Inc. Reports June 2019 Traffic

ST. GEORGE, Utah, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported SkyWest Airlines operating statistics for the month of June 2019.

SkyWest Airlines reported 127,415 block hours in June 2019, an increase of 8.6% from June 2018. SkyWest Airlines' higher production was primarily due to the incremental E175 aircraft, CRJ900 aircraft and CRJ700 aircraft added to SkyWest Airlines' fleet since June 2018.

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

SKYWEST AIRLINES JUNE FLIGHT STATISTICS
	Month	Month	Month	YTD	YTD	YTD
Block Hour Summary	June 2019	June 2018	%  Change	June 2019	June 2018	%  Change
By aircraft type:
E175s	45,880	37,695	21.7	259,996	208,975	24.4
CRJ900s	10,443	9,694	7.7	62,393	56,410	10.6
CRJ700s	26,223	22,741	15.3	148,836	133,066	11.9
Dual-class fleet	82,546	70,130	17.7	471,225	398,451	18.3
CRJ200s	44,869	47,244	(5.0)	248,946	274,777	(9.4)
SkyWest Airlines total	127,415	117,374	8.6	720,171	673,228	7.0
Other Flight Statistics	Month	Month	Month	YTD	YTD	YTD
SkyWest Airlines:	June 2019	June 2018	%  Change	June 2019	June 2018	%  Change
Departures	73,104	68,249	7.1	408,527	385,065	6.1
Passengers	3,951,900	3,591,684	10.0	20,998,133	19,317,005	8.7
Load Factor	86.0	84.3	1.7 pts	81.4	80.8	0.6 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 2,500 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 more than 13,000 employees.

 

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