SkyWest's statistics in April rise from same month in '06

ST. GEORGE — SkyWest Inc. on Friday reported increased operational statistics for April compared with the same month in 2006.

Revenue passenger miles grew 15.5 percent to 1.47 billion. Available seat miles increased 13.9 percent to 1.87 billion. Load factor climbed 1 percent to 78.6 percent.

SkyWest has two subsidiaries, St. George-based SkyWest Airlines and Atlanta-based Atlantic Southeast Airlines, that serve about 241 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean with about 2,541 daily flights.