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Mesa Air Group Announces Schedule and Fares for Grand Island, Nebraska As US Airways Express

Posted on: Monday, 9 October 2006, 15:00 CDT

PHOENIX, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Air Group today announced the schedule and fares for service at its newest Essential Air Service community, Grand Island, Nebraska. 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 29, 2006. Flights will operate from the Grand Island Regional Airport to Omaha Eppley Airfield 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 16.

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

All 3 flights at Grand Island will be nonstop, with two roundtrips to Omaha and one roundtrip to Kansas City. The nonstop flights to Omaha will continue on to Kansas City, allowing one-stop service to Kansas City on two additional flights. The schedule is timed to allow for maximum connectivity. The schedule beginning October 29 will be as follows:

Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Stops Airport Airport Time Time Grand Island Omaha 5:50am 6:30am Mon thru Sat None Grand Island Omaha 2:35pm 3:15pm Sun thru Fri None Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Stops Airport Airport Time Time Grand Island Kansas City 5:50am 7:40am Mon thru Fri 1-Omaha Grand Island Kansas City 12:35pm 1:40pm Sun thru Fri None Grand Island Kansas City 2:35pm 4:25pm Sun thru Fri 1-Omaha Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Stops Airport Airport Time Time Omaha Grand Island 12:00pm 12:40pm Mon thru Sat None Omaha Grand Island 7:50pm 8:30pm Sun thru Fri None Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Stops Airport Airport Time Time Kansas City Grand Island 10:55am 12:00pm Sun thru Fri None Kansas City Grand Island 10:45am 12:40pm Mon thru Fri 1-Omaha Kansas City Grand Island 6:40pm 8:30pm Sun thru Fri 1-Omaha

"We feel that the residents of Grand Island will benefit from our low local fares to Omaha and Kansas City. The ability to connect in either Omaha or Kansas City should enable the citizens of Grand Island & Kearney 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 Grand Island to provide the best service possible for many years to come."

US Airways Express also announced its local fares for travel to or from Grand Island. 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*.

Grand Island to Omaha Advance Purchase Fare Basis Code One Way Fare* Roundtrip Fare* Full Coach - Walkup Y6 $49.00 $98.00 Grand Island to Kansas City Advance Purchase Fare Basis Code One Way Fare* Roundtrip Fare* Full Coach - Walkup Y6 $59.00 $118.00 Full Coach - Walkup (One-Stop Flights thru OMA) Y6 $79.00 $158.00

"We've had great success with our 'shuttle fare' pricing in our new markets, and we look forward to the opportunity to bring these ultra low fares to Nebraska," says Jeffrey Hartz, Essential Air Service Program Manager for Mesa Air Group. "With free parking and fares starting at just $98 roundtrip, it's practically cheaper to fly from Grand Island than drive."

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 192 aircraft with over 1,200 daily system departures to 170 cities, 43 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. Mesa operates as US Airways Express, Delta Connection and United Express under contractual agreement with US Airways, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as Mesa Airlines and go!. On June 9, 2006 Mesa launched inter-island Hawaii service as go!. This new operation links Honolulu to the neighbor island airports of Lihue, Kahului, Kona, and Hilo. The Company recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Hawaii's Mokulele Airlines to develop a code share agreement and provide service to a number of new Hawaii inter-island destinations. The new services will fly under the go!Express brand to Kapalua, Lanai and Molokai. 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. For more information please visit http://www.iflygo.com/ or http://www.mesa-air.com/

* 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. Flights are operated by Air Midwest, Inc. **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.usirways.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.mesa-air.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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