go! Institutes First-Checked-Bag Surcharge

With the introduction of this first-checked-bag fee, go! has reduced its second-checked-bag fee to $17. Announced last month, the second-checked-bag fee applies to passengers who purchased tickets on or after June 25, 2008 for travel on or after July 15, 2008.

"Fuel costs have more than doubled since we first entered the Hawaiian market," said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO. "In this extremely challenging environment we remain committed to providing the best interisland service at the lowest possible cost and are working to provide options instead of raising overall cost of travel," he continued.

The $10 first-checked-bag fee takes effect for travel that begins on August 10, 2008. go! customers exempt from paying the fee are:

-- Passengers who purchased their tickets for travel prior to July 10, 2008;

-- Corporate members;

-- Customers traveling on government fares;

-- Customers flying on the same reservation as someone with exempt status (except for group bookings of 8 or more).

    Customer checked-in items exempt from the bag fee are:
    --  Child car seats, carriers and strollers; and
    --  Wheelchairs, walkers and other personal assistive devices.

Customers will be able to pay the first-checked-bag fee via the go! Reservations Department or at go! ticket counters. Additional information and go!'s lowest fares are always available at http://www.iflygo.com by calling toll free 1-888-IFLYGO2.

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA) currently operates 180 aircraft with over 800 daily system departures to 124 cities, 38 states, theDistrict of Columbia,Canada,Mexico and theBahamas. Mesa operates as Delta Connection, US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreement with Delta Air Lines, US Airways and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as Mesa Airlines. In June 2006 Mesa launched interisland Hawai'i service as go!. This operation linksHonolulu to the neighbor island airports ofLihue, Kahului, Kona, andHilo. The Company, founded by Larry and Janie Risley in New Mexico in 1982, has approximately 5,000 employees and was awarded Regional Airline of the Year by Air Transport World magazine in 1992 and 2005. Mesa is a member of the Regional Airline Association and Regional Aviation Partners.

SOURCE Mesa Air Group, Inc.

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