PHOENIX, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Air Group (Nasdaq: MESA)
today announced the schedule and fares for service at its newest Essential Air
Service community, McCook, 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 McCook Regional Airport to Omaha Eppley Airfield, with continuing
service to 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.
The flights to Omaha will continue on to Kansas City, allowing two-stop
service to Kansas City. 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
McCook Omaha 5:00am 6:30am Mon thru Sat 1 - Grand
Island
McCook Omaha 1:45pm 3:15pm Sun thru Fri 1 - Grand
Island
Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Stops
Airport Airport Time Time
McCook Kansas City 5:00am 7:40am Mon thru Fri 2 - Grand
Island
& Omaha
McCook Kansas City 1:45pm 4:25pm Sun thru Fri 2 - Grand
Island
& Omaha
Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Stops
Airport Airport Time Time
Omaha McCook 12:00pm 1:30pm Mon thru Sat 1 - Grand
Island
Omaha McCook 7:50pm 9:20pm Sun thru Fri 1 - Grand
Island
Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Frequency Stops
Airport Airport Time Time
Kansas City McCook 10:45am 1:30pm Mon thru Fri 2 - Grand
Island
& Omaha
Kansas City McCook 6:40pm 9:20pm Sun thru Fri 2 - Grand
Island
& Omaha
"We feel that the regions around McCook will benefit from our low local
fares to Omaha and Kansas City. The ability to connect in either Omaha or
Kansas City should help to facilitate more air travel from the McCook Regional
Airport," says Mickey Bowman, Vice President of Planning for Mesa Air Group.
"We look forward to working with the City of McCook to provide the best
service possible for many years to come."
US Airways Express also announced its local fares for travel to or from
McCook. 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*.
McCook to Omaha
Advance Purchase Fare Basis Code One Way Fare* Roundtrip Fare*
Full Coach - Walkup Y6 $49.00 $98.00
McCook to Kansas City
Advance Purchase Fare Basis Code One Way Fare* Roundtrip Fare*
Full Coach - Walkup
(One-Stop Flights
thru OMA) Y6 $79.00 $158.00
"McCook is a continuation of our successful 'Shuttle Fare' pricing model,
and we think that the people of Central Nebraska will truly have low fare
service," says Jeffrey Hartz, Essential Air Service Program Manager for Mesa
Air Group. "With Omaha being a 5 hour drive, its cheaper and much faster to
just fly US Airways Express to get to Omaha or Kansas City, with connections
to the rest of the world."
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 www.iflygo.com or 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 www.usirways.com.
CONTACT: Jeffrey Hartz of Mesa Air Group, +1-602-685-4186,
Jeffrey.Hartz@mesa-air.com/
