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RNS Number : 6625Q

Skywest Airlines Limited

08 November 2012

ASX code SXR

AIM code SKYW

08 November 2012

SKYWEST AIRLINES LTD

("Skywest" or "the Company")

October 2012 AIRLINE PASSENGER OPERATING STATISTICS

Skywest, the Australian and South East Asia regional airline is pleased to announce its network operating statistics for the month of October 2012.

The number of Charter Services increased by 6% compared with the previous year. Skywest RPT traffic, measured by Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs), increased by 32%, while Skywest Charter traffic, which is measured by Charter Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs), decreased by 9%.

 
                                         Month of October 
------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
                                 October-12   October-11   Change 
------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -------- 
 RPT Passengers Carried 
  ('000s)                            38           33       15.68% 
------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -------- 
 Revenue Passenger Kilometres 
  ('000s) (RPT)                    36,986       28,010     32.05% 
------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -------- 
 Available Seat Kilometres 
  ('000s) (RPT)                    60,722       43,115     40.84% 
------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -------- 
 Load Factor %                     60.91%       64.97%     -4.05% 
------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -------- 
 Available Seat Kilometres 
  ('000s)                          56,935       62,814     -9.36% 
   (Charter) 
------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -------- 
 Charter Services                   288          272        5.88% 
------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -------- 
 Wet Lease Block Hours             1,778         241       637.79% 
------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -------- 
 Actual Aircraft in Fleet            26           20 
------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -------- 
 
 
                                    Financial Year to Date 
------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                 2012/13   2011/12    Change 
------------------------------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 RPT Passengers Carried 
  ('000s)                          147       136       8.03% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Revenue Passenger Kilometres 
  ('000s) (RPT)                  143,096   115,817    23.55% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Available Seat Kilometres 
  ('000s) (RPT)                  232,929   177,619    31.14% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Load Factor %                   61.43%    65.21%     -3.77% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Available Seat Kilometres 
  ('000s)                        196,193   247,167    -20.62% 
   (Charter) 
------------------------------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Charter Services                 1,084     1,100     -1.45% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Wet Lease Block Hours            6,257      241     2,496.17% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Actual Aircraft in Fleet          25        18 
------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------

Jeff Chatfield, Executive Chairman of Skywest Airlines, commented: "We delivered another month of growth and are particularly pleased with the positive results from our integrated offering with Virgin Australia through the wet lease agreement."

Notes:

1. Monthly operating statistics are issued on a preliminary basis and are subject to change.

Any adjustments made will flow through to the year to date results.

2. Passengers Carried refers to Regular Passenger Transport (RPT) passengers and therefore excludes charter passengers.

3. RPKs refers to the number of RPT paying passengers carried multiplied by the number of kilometres flown.

4. ASKs refers to the number of RPT seats available for sale to passengers multiplied by the number of kilometres flown.

5. Load Factor is RPKs divided by ASKs and is therefore an RPT number.

6. The calculation of Load Factor does not include the number of "Charter" passengers.

7. The Wet Lease Block Hours represents the ATR 72 aircraft supplied to Virgin under the wet lease agreement from the date of commercial service.

8. Aircraft in operation only includes aircraft operated more than 40 hours in a given month. There were 25 aircraft in the fleet at the end of the month including those operated less than 40 hours in the month.

--ENDS--

Enquiries:

Skywest Airlines Ltd

Jeff Chatfield, Executive Chairman 07783 942 553

Nominated Adviser

James Joyce, W H Ireland Limited 0207 220 1666

Company Stockbroker

W H Ireland Limited 0207 220 1670

Financial Public Relations

Bishopsgate Communications 0207 562 3350

Nick Rome

skywest@bishopsgatecommunications.com

Media Enquiries in Australia

Brian O'Dwyer +61 420 716 915

Websites

www.skywest.com.au

www.advent.com.sg

www.skywest.com.sg

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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