SkyWest report combined Nov-2009 traffic for SkyWest Airlines & Atlantic Southeast Airlines

SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) reported a 9.4 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for November, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 7.8 percent compared to the same period last year. The combined airlines generated 1.37 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs increased to 1.78 billion. Load factor was up 1.1 percentage points to 77.0 percent compared to 75.9 percent for the same period last year. Passenger boardings for November totaled 2,751,167 a 10.5 percent increase from November 2008.