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<br /> 02/272006 MON 16:01 FAX 541 682 6838 CITY OF EUGENE AIRPORT PW ADHIN i~001/001 <br /> :h1 I `R' L I N E S <br /> Contact orporate Communications <br /> 435.634. 546 ! 435.634.3000 <br /> Sk West Airlines Announces Enhanced United Express Service <br /> Between Eugene, Oregon and Portland International <br /> i <br /> ' FOR IMM DIATE RELEASE <br /> St. Geo ge, UT, February 24, 200fi SkyWest Airlines, awholly-owned subsidiary of <br /> ~ SkyWe , inc. (Nasdaq: SKYW) is pleased to announce enhanced United Express <br /> service etween Eugene, Oregon and Portland International Airport. Passengers will <br /> ~ enjoy b th revamped departure times and two additional daily round trips to Portland <br /> ~ Internati nal. <br /> The enh nced schedule, effective April 2, is as follows: <br /> Eugene to ortland Portland to Eugene <br /> pe~art 1=liaht# Ftaa Deoa:t Arrive FI1S~ F~ <br /> 6:30 am 7:08 am 5700 Daily 8:25 am 9:03 am 5723 Daily , <br /> '9:35 am 10:12 am 5723 Daily 10:57 am 11:35 am 5708 Daity <br /> 11:50 am 12:28 pm 5708 Daily 1:45 pm .2:23 pm 5786 Daily <br /> 2:40 m <br /> p 3:17 pm 5786 Dail 3:37 m 4:15 m ~ 5721 Dai <br /> .Y P P lY <br /> 5:35 pm 6:12 pm 5721 Daly 8:00 pm 8:38 pm 5789 Daily <br /> SkyWes Airlines ice President of Market Development Steve Hart said, "Our new <br /> schedul between Eugene and Portland provides for a wider variety of connecting <br /> opportu ities to and from our partner United Airlines. The additional service will make <br /> travelin into and out of Eugene more convenient than ever." <br /> Bob No le, Eugene Airport Manager said, "V1/e are very pleased with the decision of <br /> SkyWes Airlines to enhance United Express service between Eugene and Portland. <br /> The imp oved timing and additional seating capacity will expand our ability to offer local <br /> travele convenient connecting options to points throughout the country and creating <br /> more op ortunity for visitors to get to Eugene." <br /> SkyWes Airlines was named the Number One On-Time Mainland Airline in the United <br /> States b the Department of Transportation for 2005, a year in which they carried 16.5 <br /> . .million p ssengers. System-wide, SkyWest employs more than 9;000 aviation <br /> ~ professi nals and serves a total of 123 cities in 38 states and three Canadian provinces <br /> ' with mo than 1,500 daily departures. <br /> This pre s release and more information about SkyWest Airlines can be accessed <br /> i online a wwwskywesf.com. <br /> i <br /> <br />