Important Facts About Skywest Airways

Posted by The Popular News Today on Tuesday, July 19, 2011

By Lucius Hydro Xavier


Skywest Airlines is one of the most successful regional airlines in the U.S., and over years it's consistently expanded its services. A particular feature is how they partner with other airlines to provide assistance for them to serve more travelers. For example, they've just started offering flights for Alaska Airlines, which is only the latest in the many partnerships they've formed. A closer look will be taken at Skywest Airlines as well as possibly supporting you with your travel requirements.

One of the mottos of Skywest Airlines is "safety first," and they've done a good job at living up to this. Their accident rate is relatively low and, with more than thirty-six years of service and over 1,550 flights daily, they have never been cited for any fatal accidents. Every aircraft in their fleet of 305 is inspected weekly, sometimes more often. They are proud to fly these aircraft: the CRJ200, the EMB120, CRJ900 (Dual Class), and the CRJ700 (Single Class, Dual Class and Three-Class). Of course, as many people know but still have trouble believing, flying is statistically much safer than driving, so it's actually safer as well as faster to choose a regional airline for your trip rather than taking your car. Skywest Inc., the company that owns Skywest Airlines, is a successful corporation that's listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol SKYW. Even as several larger airlines have met with hard times or filed for bankruptcy recently, Skywest and other regional airlines have found success. By learning how to streamline their expenses, smaller airlines have focused their commitments to providing key services to their customers and running flights. Because their advertising budget is small, airlines such as Skywest aren't well known. Things that are common with larger airlines such as taking reservations aren't found at Skywest Airlines due to cost.

If you or anyone you're traveling with has special needs, you should verify that Skywest Airlines is able to accommodate this. It stands to reason that Skywest Airlines, which is a smaller regional carrier, won't be able to offer all of the benefits of a larger carrier. A good example of something that isn't available on Skywest Airlines' flights is therapeutic oxygen. The need for this would necessitate using another airline. If you need wheelchair access, check to make sure the plane you will be flying on can accommodate wheelchairs. Some of the planes can, but some cannot.

In addition to being partnered with Delta and United, two major airlines, Skywest Airlines now owns Atlantic Southeast, another regional airline. Atlantic Southeast Airlines has a large website that keeps people updated on its latest offerings and those of its partners. While Skywest mainly serves the Western region of the U.S., Atlantic Southeast helps passengers who are traveling in the Southeast or Midwest. If you need to fly to Sacramento, San Diego, or San Antonio from the Houston, Texas area, you can now choose ExpressJet, which recently became a subsidiary of Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Between Skywest Airlines and its partners, you will find an incredible number of options when you put together your next flight using the regional airlines.

In this report we've pointed out that for over 36 years Skywest Airlines has done an exemplary job making regional flights available to its passengers. The larger commercial airlines can conveniently take you to the major airports in, for example, Atlanta, Baltimore, San Francisco, and Chicago, but they sometimes don't fly to the small, regional airports. Atlantic Southeast, ExpressJet, and all of its partners, allows Skywest Airlines to fill the needs of passengers who prefer to travel between the local, regional airfields.

Many people travel for business. Some for short term, and some for long term. Sometimes, you may even get transferred to another country. Meaning you will need to adopt to a totally new set of driving laws and problems. But if you happen to be fortunate, you can actually buy a vehicle that has the steering wheel on the side that you are used to. There are many retailers specializing in these international cars.




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