SkyWest, Inc., Reports Combined February 2011 Traffic for SkyWest Airlines (SKYW)

SkyWest, Inc., SKYW reported a 44.7 percent increase in departures to 99,698 for February compared to 68,919 for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for February increased 40.1 percent to 3,765,343 compared to 2,687,224 for the same period last year. SkyWest also reported a 42.4 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for February, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 46.4 percent compared to February 2010. The combined airlines generated 1.91 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 2.57 billion. Load factor was 74.5 percent compared to 76.6 percent, down 2.1 percentage points compared to February 2010. The substantial increases for each of the items are due primarily to the acquisition of ExpressJet Airlines on November 12, 2010.