Atlantic Southeast Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants - CWA Reach Tentative Labor Contract Agreement With Flight Attendants

ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/30/08 -- Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW), has reached a tentative labor contract agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA - CWA) that represents ASA's nearly 1,000 flight attendants.

According to ASA President Brad Holt, "We are glad to finally have a tentative contract agreement that will benefit ASA's hard-working flight attendants while allowing us to remain cost-competitive within the regional airline industry."

AFA - CWA Master Executive Council President Jeannie Babb added, "This agreement is an example of how creative solutions can provide improvements for flight attendants while allowing the airline to remain competitive. ASA flight attendants are long overdue for significant improvements and this agreement gives us something to build off of in the future."

About Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc., operates more than 800 flights each day to 141 airports in 34 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Mexico and Turks & Caicos. Under the SkyWest, Inc. umbrella, ASA and SkyWest Airlines form the world's largest regional airline alliance. Founded in 1979, ASA has operated as a Delta Connection carrier since 1984. The airline operates a fleet of 159 aircraft and employs more than 4,300 aviation professionals across its route system. For more information, visit www.flyasa.com.

About AFA - CWA

For over 60 years, the Association of Flight Attendants has been serving as the voice for flight attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill. More than 55,000 flight attendants at 20 airlines come together to form AFA-CWA, the world's largest flight attendant union. AFA is part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at www.afanet.org.

Contact: ASA Corporate Communications 404-856-1199

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