SkyWest : Reports Combined January 2017 Traffic

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The year-over-year net change was primarily driven by approximately 12,400 additional block hours from its E175 aircraft and a decrease of approximately 21,100 block hours from its other aircraft types.

In January 2017, SkyWest's dual class aircraft represented approximately 47% of SkyWest's total block hour production for the month compared to approximately 42% for the month of January 2016.

SkyWest had 87,467 departures in January 2017 compared to 94,605 in January 2016, a decrease of 7,138, or 7.5%. SkyWest generated 2.67 billion available seat miles (ASMs) for January 2017, compared to 2.83 billion ASMs for January 2016, or a 5.7% decrease. Additional flight statistics for January, including passengers enplaned, revenue passenger miles, and passenger load factors, are included in the accompanying table.

Month Month Month

By Fleet:January 2017 January 2016 % Change

E175 26,296 13,908 89.1

CRJ900 16,484 17,785 (7.3)

CRJ70029,094 35,951 (19.1)

Dual class fleet 71,874 67,644 6.3

Month Month Month January 2017 January 2016 % Change

Departures 87,467 94,605 (7.5)

Available Seat Miles 2,670,242,535 2,832,887,090 (5.7)

Revenue Passenger Miles 2,045,767,273 2,180,532,936 (6.2)

Passengers 3,858,623 4,060,201 (5.0)

Load Factor 76.6 77.0 (0.4) pts

SkyWest, Inc. is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company and is headquartered in St. George, Utah. SkyWest's airline companies provide commercial air service in cities throughout North America with more than 2,800 scheduled daily flights carrying nearly 54 million passengers annually. SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. ExpressJet Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines. Based in St. George, Utah, SkyWest continues to set the standard for excellence in the regional industry with unmatched value for customers, shareholders and its nearly 20,000 employees. This press release and additional information regarding SkyWest can be accessed at inc.skywest.com.