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Mesaba Aviation, Inc. Reports Capacity and Traffic for February 2006

Posted on: Thursday, 9 March 2006, 12:00 CST

Mesaba Aviation, Inc., a subsidiary company of MAIR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAIR), today reported capacity and traffic for February. Mesaba Aviation flew 171.4 million available seat miles (ASMs) in February, which was down 28.0% year over year. Mesaba Aviation carried 331,625 passengers in the month, which was down 19.2% year over year generating 113.1 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs). Passenger load factor, representing capacity filled, increased 4.6 points year over year to 66.0%.

Separately, Mesaba Aviation announced its operating performance for the month of February: February -------- 2006 2005 Change ---- ---- ------ Completion Factor 97.1% 97.2% (0.1 pts.) Arrivals within 14 minutes 82.6% 76.5% 6.1 pts. Following are capacity and traffic results: February -------- 2006 2005 Change ---- ---- ------ ASMs (000) 171,414 238,074 (28.0%) RPMs (000) 113,061 146,188 (22.7%) Load Factor 66.0% 61.4% 4.6 pts. Passengers 331,625 410,417 (19.2%) Fiscal Year to Date (11 Months) ------------------------------- FY 2006 FY 2005 Change ------- ------- ------ ASMs (000) 2,559,308 2,798,973 (8.6%) RPMs (000) 1,723,255 1,822,292 (5.4%) Load Factor 67.3% 65.1% 2.2 pts. Passengers 5,064,869 5,113,423 (0.9%) Calendar Year to Date (2 Months) -------------------------------- CY 2006 CY 2005 Change ------- ------- ------ ASMs (000) 362,620 491,487 (26.2%) RPMs (000) 233,274 293,802 (20.6%) Load Factor 64.3% 59.8% 4.5 pts. Passengers 694,071 823,202 (15.7%)

Mesaba Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Mesaba Airlines, operates as a Northwest Jet Airlink and Northwest Airlink partner under service agreements with Northwest Airlines. Currently, Mesaba Aviation serves 102 cities in 31 states and Canada from Northwest's and Mesaba Aviation's three major hubs: Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Memphis. Mesaba Aviation operates an advanced fleet of 77 regional jet and jet-prop aircraft, consisting of the 69-passenger Avro RJ85, the 50-passenger CRJ-200, and the 30- 34-passenger Saab SF340.

MAIR Holdings, Inc. is traded under the symbol MAIR on the NASDAQ National Market.

More information about Mesaba Airlines is available on the Internet at: http://www.mesaba.com

Source: Business Wire

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