St. George, UT, June 1, 2005 – SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW), is pleased to announce that they will resume seasonal Delta Connection service for the eighteenth straight year between West Yellowstone, Montana and Salt Lake City, Utah. Flying under the Delta Connection banner, SkyWest will operate two daily round-trip flights with the 30-passenger Embraer Brasilia turboprop aircraft beginning on June 7 with service through September 30. The enhanced 2005 schedule also offers an additional round-trip flight on Saturdays and Sundays.
Chris Wong-Cervantes, SkyWest’s West Yellowstone Station Manager, said, “We are excited to open the West Yellowstone Airport with seasonal summer service, and we’re looking forward to serving the community of West Yellowstone with local air service again."
Passengers can now book reservations for the 2005 summer travel season by calling Delta Reservations at 800.221.1212 or booking online at www.delta.com. The new service, effective June 7, is as follows:
| Salt Lake City to West Yellowstone |
West Yellowstone to Salt Lake City |
| Departure |
Arrival |
Flight # |
Frequency |
Departure |
Arrival |
Flight # |
Frequency |
| 9:42 a.m. |
10:57 a.m. |
3741 |
Daily |
11:13 am |
12:25 am |
3741 |
Daily |
| 5:30 p.m. |
6:44 p.m. |
3742 |
Daily |
6:59 p.m. |
8:05 p.m. |
3742 |
Daily |
| 1:05 p.m. |
2:20 pm |
3740 |
Sat, Sun only |
2:40 p.m. |
3:54 p.m. |
3740 |
Sat, Sun only |
"We are pleased to provide seasonal service to West Yellowstone for the eighteenth consecutive summer," said Steve Hart, SkyWest's Vice President of Market Development. "We're especially pleased to be adding this season a third weekend frequency on Saturdays and Sundays to the twice daily service we've previously offered. The frequency addition will allow first rate access to West Yellowstone and Yellowstone National Park for visitors and residents alike."
SkyWest Airlines was named the Number One On-Time Mainland Airline in the United States by the Department of Transportation for 2004, a year in which they carried 13.4 million passengers. System-wide, SkyWest has approximately 8,300 employees and serves a total of 113 cities in 31 states and three Canadian provinces with approximately 1,500 daily departures.
This press release and more information on SkyWest Airlines can be accessed at www.skywest.com.
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