SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYW) reported a 2.5 percent decrease in available seat miles (ASMs) for June, while revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased by 4.6 percent compared to the same period last year.
The combined airlines generated 1.94 billion ASMs for the month, while RPMs decreased to 1.55 billion. Load factor was down 1.7 percentage points to 80.0% compared to 81.7% for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for June totaled 3,061,417 a 1.4 percent decrease over June 2007.
FLIGHT STATISTICS
SkyWest, Inc. June Traffic
2008 2007 % Change
Passengers 3,061,417 3,106,270 (1.4)
Revenue Passenger Miles 1,551,641,063 1,625,669,439 (4.6)
Available Seat Miles 1,940,396,632 1,990,563,754 (2.5)
Load Factor 80.0% 81.7% (1.7) pts
Block Hours 120,736 124,007 (2.6)
Departures 77,070 77,727 (0.8)
Calendar Year-To-Date
2008 2007 % Change
Passengers 16,871,066 16,755,545 0.7
Revenue Passenger Miles 8,690,792,703 8,685,859,255 0.1
Available Seat Miles 11,296,537,952 11,096,920,286 1.8
Load Factor 76.9% 78.3% (1.4) pts
Block Hours 707,359 697,275 1.4
Departures 443,326 41,700 0.4
