Skywest, Inc. Reports Combined March Traffic for Skywest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines

ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyWest, Inc. NASDAQ: SKYW reported a 2.2 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for March, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 3.0 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.56 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 1.97 billion. Load factor was down 0.6 percentage points to 79.2 percent compared to 79.8 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for March totaled 3,003,889 a 2.4 percent increase over March 2007.

SkyWest Airlines, based in St. George, Utah, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. ("ASA"), based in Atlanta, Georgia are wholly owned subsidiaries of SkyWest. 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 serves a total of approximately 229 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with approximately 2,585 daily departures. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest, Inc. can be accessed at http://www.skywest.com.

                              FLIGHT STATISTICS

                         SkyWest, Inc. March Traffic

                                     2008               2007        % Change
    Passengers                     3,003,889         2,934,305        2.4
    Revenue Passenger Miles    1,559,990,124     1,526,863,511        2.2
    Available Seat Miles       1,969,952,074     1,912,834,520        3.0
    Load Factor                         79.2%             79.8%      (0.6) pts
    Block Hours                      124,021           119,592        3.7
    Departures                        77,145            76,325        1.1



                            Calendar Year-To-Date

                                     2008               2007        % Change
    Passengers                     8,076,331         7,823,106        3.2
    Revenue Passenger Miles    4,194,329,011     4,024,556,239        4.2
    Available Seat Miles       5,578,578,966     5,293,902,446        5.4
    Load Factor                         75.2%             76.0%      (0.8) pts
    Block Hours                      353,637           338,991        4.3
    Departures                       217,510           214,286        1.5