Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 15:42:09 GMT Server: Apache/1.2.4 PHP/FI-2.0b12 Last-Modified: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 20:29:13 GMT ETag: "52a4f-3c68-343fe199" Content-Length: 15464 Accept-Ranges: bytes Connection: close Content-Type: text/html SkyWest Airlines Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 1997

SKYWEST ANNOUNCES DELTA CONNECTION CHANGES AT
SANTA BARBARA EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1997

ST. GEORGE, UT (NASDAQ:SKYW) -- Delta Connection service provided by SkyWest Airlines at Santa Barbara will change effective October 1. Beginning Wednesday, Delta Connection service to Los Angeles (LAX) will decrease from nine to seven daily roundtrips. In addition, Delta Connection service to Las Vegas, San Jose, San Diego and Sacramento will also be modified.

The change comes as a result of SkyWest’s new agreement with United Airlines to become a United Express carrier in selected California markets. Through that process, SkyWest’s Delta Connection presence in California will be "right-sized" to incorporate 54 daily roundtrips from LAX to eight California markets.

At Santa Barbara, Delta Connection service to Los Angeles will include seven daily cabin-class Brasilia roundtrips. Delta Connection service to San Jose and San Diego will become part of SkyWest’s United Express operation and SkyWest service to Las Vegas and Sacramento will end altogether.

For Delta Connection customers, passengers can continue to utilize existing SkyWest/Delta Connection Check-in and Gate facilities at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. At Los Angeles, passengers will find SkyWest/Delta Connection flights at gates 61 and 65 in Terminal 6 at LAX as of October 1.

"We’re pleased to continue Delta Connection service to Los Angeles where our customers can connect to other Delta flights worldwide" commented Steven Hart, Vice President-Market Development. "Frequent, convenient connections will continue to be available to Delta customers at LAX with our new October 1 schedule."

SkyWest Airlines is proud to be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 1997. As the nation’s eighth largest regional carrier, SkyWest provides service as Delta Connection to 40 destinations in the Western United States and Canada. SkyWest also operates as both a United Express and Continental Connection carrier in selected markets. The airline operates nearly 600 daily departures with a fleet of 60 jet and turbo-prop aircraft.

Depart

Arrive

     

Depart

Arrive

   

Santa Barbara

LAX

Flight

Frequency

 

LAX

Santa Barbara

Flight

Frequency

5:30am

6:10am

5630

Daily

 

7:55am

8:35am

5631

Daily

8:50am

9:30am

5634

Daily

 

10:10am

10:50am

5635

Daily

11:05am

11:45am

5638

Daily

 

12:30pm

1:10pm

5639

Daily

1:30pm

2:10pm

5640

Daily

 

3:10pm

3:50pm

5641

Daily

4:35pm

5:15pm

5642

Daily

 

6:00pm

6:40pm

5643

Daily

6:55pm

8:55pm

7:35pm

9:35pm

5644

5646

Daily

Daily

 

8:00pm

10:45pm

8:40pm

11:25pm

5645

5647

Daily

Daily

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

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