SkyWest notes 3¢ dividend, boosts in operating statistics

ST. GEORGE — The SkyWest Inc. board of directors on Thursday declared a quarterly cash dividend of 3 cents per share.

The dividend is payable Jan. 6 to shareholders of record Dec. 30.

St. George-based SkyWest Airlines and Atlanta-based ASA are wholly owned SkyWest subsidiaries. Systemwide, the company serves about 212 destinations with about 2,400 daily departures.

SkyWest also reported increases in October operating statistics, compared with the same month last year.

Revenue passenger miles climbed 132.4 percent to 1.2 million. Available seat miles grew 131.3 percent to 1.6 million. Passenger boardings climbed 102.9 percent to 2.5 million.