Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 15:42:39 GMT Server: Apache/1.2.4 PHP/FI-2.0b12 Last-Modified: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 19:43:47 GMT ETag: "529ad-13a3-343fd6f3" Content-Length: 5027 Accept-Ranges: bytes Connection: close Content-Type: text/html SkyWest Airlines Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 1997

SKYWEST BEGINS NEW UNITED EXPRESS SCHEDULE AT
YUMA EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1997

ST. GEORGE, UT (NASDAQ:SKYW) -- SkyWest Airlines will see a change in identity effective October 1, 1997 as the airline becomes the new United Express operator at Yuma International Airport. The change is part of SkyWest’s plan to broaden its affiliation with United Airlines, the largest airline in California and the #1 carrier at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

As part of the transition, SkyWest will provide six daily roundtrips between Yuma and LAX. Westbound service to Los Angeles will depart each day at 6:05am, 9:25am, 12:10pm, 1:30pm, 4:05pm and 8:20pm. Return service will leave LAX at 8:03am, 10:46am, 12:08pm, 2:40pm, 6:55pm and 10:20pm. All SkyWest flights will continue to incorporate cabin-class Brasilia aircraft featuring in-flight snack and beverage service, a lavatory and overhead/underseat storage areas.

"Yuma service has been timed to maximize connecting opportunities with United flights worldwide," said Steven Hart, SkyWest Vice President – Market Development. "United offers more flights to more cities from Los Angeles than any other carrier, so Yuma residents will appreciate additional connections to more cities than ever before." SkyWest has provided service at Yuma since August 1979 and served most recently as the Delta Connection at Yuma since April 1987.

It should be noted that United Express passengers accustomed to making a ground transfer between the Remote Terminal at LAX and United’s Main Terminal facility will no longer have to do so. SkyWest’s United Express operation at Los Angeles will utilize Gates 67 and 69 in Terminal 6, which are adjacent to United gates in that terminal, along with Terminals 7 and 8.

As of October 1, SkyWest will operate nearly 300 daily United Express departures to 15 cities in California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. SkyWest also operates as the Delta Connection from its hub at Salt Lake City and provides both Delta Connection and Continental Connection service in selected California markets. SkyWest is the nation’s eighth largest regional airline.

For Information Contact Lance Starr - SkyWest Public Relations At (801)634-3527 or lstarr@skywest.com

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