VICTORIA, Texas, August 14, 2003 – SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rene Doughton as the Station Manager in Victoria. She will report directly to Greg Burton, SkyWest’s Regional Director in Houston.

In her new position, Rene will be responsible for the customer service and daily operations for SkyWest in Victoria. She will oversee approximately 10 employees at the Victoria Regional Airport.
Rene joined SkyWest in 1999, and has worked exclusively in San Francisco as a Customer Service Supervisor. Before joining SkyWest, Rene worked for the California State Auto Association as a Quality Assurance Analyst.

“Rene’s many abilities will serve the Victoria community well,” said Burton. “She will no doubt be able to serve our customers with uncanny dedication. Those passengers who fly on SkyWest’s Continental Connection service to Houston will greatly benefit from Rene’s presence in Victoria.”

SkyWest is offering Victoria Fly Local Fares!, giving passengers a $59 fare each way to Houston Intercontinental Airport. Once in Houston, passengers can connect to more than 140 destinations offered through Continental’s worldwide system. Passengers to Houston will also earn frequent flyer miles for Continental’s OnePass program. In addition to Fly Local Fares!, Victoria passengers will enjoy convenient parking and short lines for check-in and security. To book reservations, passengers can call their local travel agent, Continental Reservations at 800.523.3273, or book online at www.continental.com.

SkyWest Airlines is the nation's largest independently operated regional carrier and carried 8.23 million passengers last year. The US Department of Transportation has recognized SkyWest as the number one on-time airline in the United States three out of the last four months. SkyWest operates as Continental Connection, Delta Connection and United Express carriers under marketing agreements with Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines respectively. System-wide, SkyWest has approximately 5,500 employees and serves a total of 100 cities in 27 states and two Canadian provinces with more than 1,100 daily departures.