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Mesa Air Group Announces Schedule and Fares for Columbia, Missouri As US Airways Express

Posted on: Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 12:00 CDT

PHOENIX, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Air Group today announced the schedule and fares for service at its newest Essential Air Service community, Columbia, Missouri. The flights will be operated by Mesa's wholly owned subsidiary Air Midwest and will be operated as US Airways Express. The service will commence on October 5, 2006. Flights will operate from the Columbia Regional Airport to St Louis Lambert International Airport and Kansas City International Airport. This new service continues to build upon Air Midwest's hub in Kansas City, bringing the total number of destinations served from Kansas City as US Airways Express or Mesa Airlines to 13.

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Tickets can be purchased through US Airways or your local travel professional.

The schedule is timed to allow for maximum connectivity as well as the ability to do a full day of business in Kansas City or St Louis. The schedule beginning October 5 will be as follows:

Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Airport Airport Time Time Columbia St Louis 6:35am 7:15am Monday thru Saturday Columbia St Louis 3:25pm 4:05pm Sunday thru Friday Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Airport Airport Time Time Columbia Kansas City 9:00am 9:45am Monday thru Saturday Columbia Kansas City 5:20pm 6:05pm Sunday thru Friday Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Airport Airport Time Time St Louis Columbia 8:05am 8:45am Monday thru Saturday St Louis Columbia 4:25pm 5:05pm Sunday thru Friday Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Airport Airport Time Time Kansas City Columbia 2:25pm 3:10pm Monday thru Saturday Kansas City Columbia 9:45pm 10:30pm Sunday thru Friday

US Airways Express also announced its local fares for travel between Columbia and St Louis or Kansas City. The local fares continue to expand upon "Shuttle Fare" pricing in the region. With this pricing, US Airways Express is offering a single ticket price for each destination. This fare is available on a walkup basis and is unrestricted.*

Columbia to St Louis Advance Purchase Fare Basis Code One Way Fare* Roundtrip Fare* Full Coach - Walkup Y6 $59.00 $118.00 Columbia to Kansas City Advance Purchase Fare Basis Code One Way Fare* Roundtrip Fare* Full Coach - Walkup Y6 $59.00 $118.00

"We feel that the residents of Columbia will benefit from our low local fares to St Louis and Kansas City. The ability to connect in either Kansas City or St Louis should enable the citizens of Central Missouri to enjoy lower fares and easier travel options with US Airways Express," says Mickey Bowman, Vice President of Planning for Mesa Air Group. "We look forward to working with the City of Columbia and Jefferson City to provide the best service possible for many years to come."

Tickets may be purchased through US Airways by logging onto their website at http://www.usairways.com/, calling 1-800-428-4322** or contacting your local travel professional.

Mesa currently operates 185 aircraft with over 1,100 daily system departures to 175 cities, 46 states, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. Mesa operates as America West Express, Delta Connection, US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreement with America West, Delta Air Lines, US Airways and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as Mesa Airlines. Effective June 9, 2006 Mesa launched interisland Hawaiian service as go! This new operation links Honolulu to the neighbor island airports of Hilo, Kahului, Kona, and Lihue. The Company, founded by Larry and Janie Risley in New Mexico in 1982, has approximately 5,000 employees. Mesa is a member of the Regional Airline Association and Regional Aviation Partners. The Company was named 2005 Regional Airline of the Year by Air Transport World Magazine.

* Taxes/Fees: Fares do not include a $3.20 Federal Excise Tax which will be imposed on each flight segment in the passenger's ticketed itinerary. A flight segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing. Fares do not include Passenger Facility Charge(s) of up to $18.00, depending on itinerary or September 11th Security Fee of up to $10 per round trip. These taxes and fees are the responsibility of the passenger and must be paid at the time the ticket is purchased. Miscellaneous: Fares and rules are subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply. Schedule is subject to change without notice. **Fees: Effective October 6, 2004, America West implemented a $5 fee for tickets purchased through the airline's reservation centers and a $10 fee for tickets issued at airport and city ticket offices. The fees do not apply to any tickets purchased or redeemed through http://www.usairways.com/.

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Mesa Air Group

CONTACT: Jeffrey Hartz of Mesa Air Group, +1-602-685-4186,Jeffrey.Hartz@mesa-air.com

Web site: http://www.usairways.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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