SkyWest, Inc. : REPORTS COMBINED JUNE 2012 TRAFFIC

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 10, 2012 SKYWEST, INC. REPORTS COMBINED JUNE 2012 TRAFFIC FOR SKYWEST AIRLINES AND EXPRESSJET AIRLINES ST. GEORGE, UT, PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc. , (NASDAQ: SKYW) (" SkyWest" ) reported a

1. 7 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for June, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 0. 4 percent compared to June 2011. Passenger boardings for June increased 4. 5 percent to 5, 289, 995 compared to 5, 064, 487 for the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 2. 71 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 3. 24 billion. Load factor increased to 83. 5 compared to 82. 4 in June 2011. SkyWest also reported an increase in departures to 125, 345 for June compared to 121, 295 for the same period last year.

About SkyWest

SkyWest is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company and is headquartered in St. George, Utah. SkyWest's scheduled passenger airline operations consist of SkyWest Airlines also based in St. George, Utah and ExpressJet Airlines based in Atlanta, Georgia. SkyWest Airlines operates as United Express and Delta Connection carriers under contractual agreements with United Airlines, Inc. (" United" ) and Delta Air Lines, Inc. (" Delta" ). SkyWest Airlines also operates as US Airways Express under a contractual agreement with US Airways, Inc. , and operates flights for Alaska Airlines under a contractual agreement. ExpressJet Airlines operates as United Express and Delta Connection carriers under contractual agreements with United and Delta. System-wide, SkyWest serves markets in the United
States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean with approximately 4, 200 daily departures and a fleet of approximately 725 regional aircraft. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest can be accessed at www. skywest. com

FLIGHT STATISTICS SkyWest, Inc. June Traffic

	2012	2011	% Change
Passengers	5,289,995	5,064,487	4.5
Revenue Passenger Miles	2,706,168,069	2,661,100,800	1.7
Available Seat Miles	3,241,443,634	3,227,559,360	0.4
Load Factor	83.5	82.4	1.1 pts
Block Hours	199,185	196,827	1.2
Departures	125,345	121,295	3.3

Calendar Year-To-Date

	2012	2011	% Change
Passengers	28,380,283	27,048,352	4.9
Revenue Passenger Miles	14,628,485,951	13,994,818,089	4.5
Available Seat Miles	18,347,889,061	17,956,917,440	2.2
Load Factor	79.7	77.9	1.8 pts
Block Hours	1,131,305	1,114,327	1.5
Departures	701,873	687,255	2.1

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