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Skywest Airlines Limited

21 December 2012

ASX code SXR

AIM code SKYW

21 December 2012

SKYWEST AIRLINES LTD

("Skywest" or "the Company")

Skywest Granted FIFO Contract with Major Mining Company

Skywest, the Australian and South East Asia regional airline, is pleased to announce that it has signed a scheduled charter contract with Rio Tinto to provide air charter services to Boolgeeda in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for the Brockman 4 mine and surrounding mines.

The Initial services to Boolgeeda commenced in December. Over the three year contract term, Skywest anticipates operating up to eight return trip services per week with Airbus A320 and Fokker 100 aircraft. The new services to Boolgeeda are in addition to the existing services Skywest already provides to Rio Tinto.

Executive Chairman, Jeff Chatfield said: "We are delighted to have secured this contract with Rio Tinto Iron Ore. This further strengthens our relationship with it while also further underpinning our scheduled FIFO charter business, which provides visible, growing long-term revenue stream."

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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 +65 6252 2077

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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