Dec 12 2011
Skywest Airlines And The Facts
You may not have heard of Skywest Airlines, but for just under four decades they have been flying passengers to several cities in the United States. All through the years, they have increased the number of cities they fly to. This was possible due to the establishment of partnerships with many other regional carriers. Skywest can make your air travel more convenient if you want to travel around the Western states. This includes Colorado, California, and Utah. Read this report to find information on this forward-looking airline that will make the planning of your next trip a breeze.
One of the secrets of Skywest Airline’s success over the years has been in bridging the gap between large and small airlines. The largest airline when it comes to the number of yearly passengers is United Airlines, a partner of Skywest Airlines. Serving millions of people on many continents and countries, United is considered an international airline. United is also a member of Star Alliance, a network of leading airlines that pool their resources to make it easier for passengers to get the information and the flights that they need. Smaller markets are served by partners including Skywest Airlines while United services primarily larger destinations. Listed on the NASDAQ as SKYW, the company that owns Skywest Airlines, Skywest Inc. is highly successful. Skywest and some other regional airlines have managed to thrive while many larger airlines have struggled or even gone bankrupt in recent decades. Running flights and essential services to their customers have been key components of the streamlined expense approach smaller airlines have implemented. As advertising budgets are limited, Skywest and other similar airlines are not familiar to many people. Skywest Airlines doesn’t take reservations or do many of the other things that larger airlines do, which helps them keep their costs down.
The two major airline carriers that Skywest partners with are Delta and United. However, in 2005, Skywest bought Atlantic Southeast Airlines – which is located in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlantic Southeast has a very comprehensive website with their motto, “Empower People to Stay Connected.” It’s purpose is to keep you informed on their most recent offers as well as those of its partner airlines. Whereas Skywest Airlines caters to passengers who need to fly in the Western U.S., Atlantic Southeast serves those with travel plans in the Midwest and the Southeast sections of America. Skywest is Atlantic Southeast Airlines’ parent company. Skywest purchased ExpressJet in November of 2010, which made ExpressJet a subsidiary of Atlantic Southeast. ExpressJet flies to such divers locations as San Antonio, Texas and Sacramento, California. If you are looking for a good selection of options in the regional airline venue, you could do no better than planning your flight with Skywest Airlines or one of its partners.
I hope we’ve convinced you in this article that Skywest Airlines – in their 36 years of service to the flying public – has done an impressive job providing regional flights to their passengers. There’s no question that major airlines such as Delta and United are very capable of flying in and out of the major airports, such as Denver, Baltimore, New York, and San Francisco but, if you want to fly to a smaller airport, you may not find a major airline to use. Skywest Airlines is pleased to be able to “fill the gap” by flying into many small airports as a result of its affiliation with other regional carriers, Atlantic Southeast, and ExpressJet.
About the author: Benjie is a writer who specializes in Skywest Airlines Specialties related topics but also writes for his other Nerja Spain travel and Costa del sol travel guide websites.
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