SkyWest, Inc. Reports March 2019 Traffic - SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW)

ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., SKYW ("SkyWest") today reported SkyWest Airlines operating statistics for the month of March 2019.

SkyWest Airlines reported 124,447 block hours in March 2019, an increase of 6.9% from March 2018. SkyWest Airlines' higher production was primarily due to the new E175 and CRJ900 aircraft added to SkyWest Airlines' fleet since March 2018.

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

SKYWEST AIRLINES MARCH FLIGHT STATISTICS

	Month	Month	Month	YTD	YTD	YTD
Block Hour Summary	March 2019	March 2018	% Change	March 2019	March 2018	% Change
By aircraft type:
E175s	44,273	35,587	24.4	126,749	99,592	27.3
CRJ900s	11,884	10,088	17.8	30,965	27,996	10.6
CRJ700s	25,436	23,325	9.1	71,768	66,347	8.2
Dual-class fleet	81,593	69,000	18.3	229,482	193,935	18.3

CRJ200s	42,854	47,394	(9.6)	119,907	135,009	(11.2)

SkyWest Airlines total	124,447	116,394	6.9	349,389	328,944	6.2


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

Departures	70,685	66,016	7.1	193,475	185,478	4.3
Passengers	3,669,452	3,322,156	10.5	9,614,952	9,059,473	6.1
Load Factor	82.2	81.2	1.0 pts	78.6	78.8	(0.2) 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 2,100 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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