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

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(Nasdaq: SKYW) SkyWest, Inc. reported a 125.0 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for February, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 111.2 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.13 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 1.47 billion. Load factor was up 4.7 percentage points to 77.1 percent compared to 72.4 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for February totaled 2,305,624 a 99.6 percent increase over February 2005.

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 and Delta Connection carriers under contractual agreements with United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. ASA operates as a Delta Connection carrier under a contractual agreement with Delta Air Lines. System-wide, SkyWest, Inc. serves a total of approximately 214 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with approximately 2,400 daily departures. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest, Inc. can be accessed at http://www.skywest.com.

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						   FLIGHT STATISTICS
					  SkyWest Airlines February Traffic

									 2006			2005	  % Change
	Passengers					2,305,624	   1,155,325	   99.6
	Revenue Passenger Miles   1,130,073,132	  502,146,10	  125.0
	Available Seat Miles	  1,465,899,138	 694,016,014	  111.2
	Load Factor					   77.1%		   72.4%		4.7 pts
	Block Hours					  95,258		  51,389	   85.4
	Departures					   63,170		  38,931	   62.3



							Calendar Year-To-Date

									2006			 2005	   % Change
	Passengers					4,631,325	   2,312,316	   100.3
	Revenue Passenger Miles   2,269,031,193   1,005,008,661	   125.8
	Available Seat Miles	  3,009,316,852   1,405,488,300	   114.1
	Load Factor					   75.4%		   71.5%		 3.9 pts
	Block Hours					 196,232		 105,235		86.5
	Departures					  130,988		  79,407		65.0

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