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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Form 10-K of our report dated May 16, 2001 included in
SkyWest, Inc.'s Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2001. We further consent to the incorporation of our report dated May 16,
2001, incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously
filed Registration Statements No. 33-41285 and No. 33-60173.


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Arthur Andersen LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah
June 27, 2001