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Honolulu – go! today reported preliminary traffic figures for January 2009 and noted it achieved 58,216 passenger enplanements, a 33.03% increase over the 43,763 passengers carried in January 2008. Last month go! generated 13.28 million available seat miles and 8.58 million revenue passenger miles versus 11.02 million available seat miles and 6.43 million revenue passenger miles in January 2008. go!’s load factor for January 2009 was 64.6% compared to 58.4% for the same period in 2008.

“In spite of falling tourism and a difficult economic environment, we are extremely pleased with the significant increase in passengers year over year and the continued support for go! from the people of Hawaii,” said Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein. “We are optimistic 2009 will be a year of continuing progress and opportunity for go!. and we look forward to soon celebrate flying our 2,000,000th passenger,” Mr. Ornstein said. “We thank all of our passengers who have helped us grow our business this past year, as well as all of our people who do a truly great job providing outstanding service.” Paul Skellon, VP go! said,” As a result of increased demand and an encouraging trend in advanced bookings, we have added a significant number of extra flights in the coming months with additional service in the markets of Kahului, Maui; Kona, the Big Island and Lihue, Kaua’i.” Mr. Skellon added,” The addition of extra services further demonstrates our commitment to the people and businesses of Hawai’i that we are here to stay.”

Passengers who register for go! Miles frequent flyer program are able to earn go! Miles redeemable for travel and can earn 500 miles just by registering online. Members of the program also receive go!’s monthly newsletter with frequent opportunities to win free neighbor island and mainland vacation getaways! Additional information is available and tickets can be booked online at www.iflygo.com or by calling toll free 1-888-IFLYGO2.

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Honolulu – go! today announced a new marketing partnership with J. Samuels Signature Homes. Beginning February 1, 2009, J. Samuels Signature Homes’ clients will receive go!Miles frequent flyer points when concluding their real estate transaction. Visitors to any J. Samuels Signature Homes’ office or one of their ‘open house’ events will also have the opportunity to learn more about go! and will be encouraged to sign up for the airline’s go!Miles loyalty program.

The two companies will collaborate in promoting the program via their respective marketing channels including www.iflygo.com ; IFLYGO in-flight magazine; JS Signature Homes’ Buyers Guide and retail offices throughout O’ahu, and through newspaper advertisements and co-branded signage.

“We are very excited to launch this program with the most innovative and value-driven real estate agency on O`ahu,” said Joe Bock, go! Chief Marketing Officer. “go!’s continued success comes from offering the people of Hawai`i the best service at the lowest possible prices so this partnership program is a natural fit for both companies focused on delivering great value and outstanding customer service,” Mr. Bock continued.

“This provides yet another unique benefit to J. Samuels customers,” said Marifrances Krstic, J. Samuels Signature Homes Senior Vice President. “We are continually looking for additional benefits we can provide our home buyers and sellers and have found an outstanding and like-minded partner in go!,” she continued.

Passengers who register for go! Miles frequent flyer program are able to earn go! Miles redeemable for travel and can earn 500 miles just by registering online. Members of the program also receive go!’s monthly newsletter with frequent opportunities to win free neighbor island and mainland vacation getaways! Additional information is available and tickets can be booked online at www.iflygo.com or by calling toll free 1-888-IFLYGO2.

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Honolulu – go! today reported its December 2008 traffic figures which included a 67.12% load factor, up from 65.79% for the same period in 2007. Last month go! recorded 58,833 passenger enplanements, a 14.4% increase over the 51,419 passengers carried in December 2007. The airline also generated 13.23 million available seat miles and 8.88 million revenue passenger miles versus 11.40 million available seat miles and 7.50 million revenue passenger miles in December 2007.

go! also reported its 2008 year-end traffic figures and noted significant growth over its 2007 operations, including a 17.16% increase in revenue passenger miles, a 16.32% increase in available seat miles, a 15.18% increase in total passenger enplanements and a 0.5% increase in total load factor.

“We are extremely pleased that in spite of falling tourism and a difficult economic environment, go! posted a significant increase in all traffic related categories in December versus last year ,” said Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein. “Unlike the conventional view regarding the economy in general, we are optimistic 2009 will be a year of continuing progress and opportunity for go!. At our current pace, go! will soon celebrate flying our 2,000,000th passenger. In June we will begin our 4th year serving the people and communities of Hawai’i bringing families and friends together with the best service at the lowest possible cost. In addition we look forward to the conclusion of our settlement agreement and the rebranding of go! under the Aloha name,” Mr. Ornstein said. “We thank all of our passengers who travel with us every day and have demonstrated their support this past year, as well as all of our people who do a truly great job providing outstanding service.”

Paul Skellon, VP go! said,” As a result of stronger than anticipated traffic in recent months and the encouraging trend in advanced bookings, we have decided to add another aircraft to our fleet beginning this spring. We are now finalizing the new schedule and expect to add service in each of our markets of Kahului, Maui; Kona and Hilo, the Big Island and Lihue, Kaua’i.” Mr. Skellon added,” The addition of another aircraft is a further demonstration of our commitment to the people and businesses of Hawai’i.”

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Honolulu – go! announced that beginning today, Aloha Contract Services will provide full passenger service, ramp operations support and baggage services for all go! flights operating in Kahului, Maui; Lihue, Kaua’i and Kona, on the Big Island. The contract will cover approximately 46 flights per day and have a value of $6 million per year.

“As Hawai’i’s low fare airline, go! is committed to serving the people, communities and businesses of Hawai’i with the very best service at the lowest possible prices,” said Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO, Jonathan Ornstein. “Today we welcome the people of Aloha Contract Services to go!’s extended family. We believe their extensive local market experience and well known dedication will provide the very high standards of customer service we are dedicated to offering our passengers,” Mr. Ornstein said

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Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA) today announced that it entered into a settlement with the former controlling shareholder of Aloha Airlines concerning the Aloha Airlines lawsuit over Mesa's Hawaiian inter-island flight services operated under the go! brand name. Under the terms of the settlement, and without admitting any wrongdoing, Mesa agreed:

• Mesa will make a cash payment of $2 million;
• Mesa will issue shares of Mesa common stock equal to 10% of its currently outstanding shares;
• Mesa will provide certain Hawaiian inter-island travel benefits to the former employees of Aloha Airlines;
• In the event the shareholder is able to purchase the “Aloha” name in the upcoming bankruptcy court auction, it will license the “Aloha” name to Mesa.

“We are extremely pleased to resolve all claims put forward in this litigation and look forward to re-branding service under the Aloha name in the near future,” said Jonathan Ornstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mesa. “This settlement resolves all claims by Aloha Airlines related to Mesa’s entry into the Hawaiian inter-island market and permits us to focus solely on our core competency of providing the best service, convenient schedules and low fare pricing to our customers. We intend to carry on Aloha’s proud tradition, maintain Mesa’s status as Hawaii’s low cost air carrier and look forward to future growth opportunities made possible by this settlement.”

This press release contains various forward-looking statements that are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable; it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected.

SOURCE Mesa Air Group, Inc.
CONTACT: Chris Pappaioanou VP Legal Affairs, Mesa Air Group

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HONOLULU — October 2, 2008. go! today reported preliminary passenger traffic figures for October 2008 and noted it achieved 63,482 passenger enplanements, an 18.53% increase over the 53,559 passengers carried in the prior October. Last month go! generated 13.33 million available seat miles and 9.43 million revenue passenger miles versus 11.41 million available seat miles and 7.67 million revenue passenger miles in October 2007. go!’s load factor for October 2008 was 70.75%, compared to 67.23% for the same period in 2007 while it recorded an on-time performance rate of 82.1% and a total completion factor of 99.2%.

“Given the state of the world economy and resulting decrease in leisure travel, we are encouraged by stronger than projected October traffic and a significant decrease in the cost of fuel,” said Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein. “We have made a significant investment in our Hawai`i operation and are increasingly optimistic about the future. We would like to thank all of the friends, families and business people of Hawai`i for their continued support as we continue to work in providing the best service at the lowest cost,” Mr. Ornstein added.

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HONOLULU — October 2, 2008. go! today reported preliminary passenger traffic of 58,179 for September 2008, a 10.7% increase over the 52,552 passengers carried in the prior September. In September 2008, go! generated 13.17 million available seat miles and 8.52 million revenue passenger miles versus 11.22 million available seat miles and 7.48 million revenue passenger miles in September 2007. The load factor for September 2008 was 65.15%, compared to 66.74% for the same period in 2007. Hawai'i's low fare airline recorded an on-time performance rate of 90.9% and a total completion factor of 100%.

“We are pleased to have had a strong September given the current economic backdrop,” said Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein. “While we are unable to control certain aspects of our business such as fuel costs, we are proud to say go! successfully operated every single scheduled flight in September and as a result, had the best operational month since inception. We appreciate the hard work of our team at go!, as well as our ground handlers and customer service agents from Swissport and United for contributing to this great operational performance,” Mr. Ornstein added.

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HONOLULU — September 8, 2008. go! today reported preliminary traffic figures for August 2008 indicating that its operations generated 15.4 million available seat miles, 10.9 million revenue passenger miles and 75,037 passengers, compared with 65,736 in August 2007. Load factor for August 2008 was 70.66%, compared to 71.49% for the same period in 2007. Hawai'i's low fare airline recorded an on-time performance rate of 82%.

In a recent survey completed by more than 4700 go! customers, 89.3% said they thought our iflygo.com website was cool or very cool and 84.2% think our Customer Care and Reservations teams are doing a great job. 77.4% told us they appreciate the ease, simplicity and short walk from the parking lot to our Honolulu terminal, and an overwhelming 89.4% of go! customers rated our friendly flight attendants as great or excellent. Not surprisingly, the highest score of over 90% was reserved for our great low fares, with customers saying they believed fares would skyrocket if go! left the Hawai’i market. That’s why go! is here to stay.

As part of go!’s ongoing support and commitment for communities throughout Hawai’i, go! will donate $1.00 to Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Hawai`i for roundtrips purchased now through September 15, 2008 for travel during the same period. The association helps people with various neuromuscular diseases through research programs, services and education, and go! is proud to give its support for the second successive year.

“The overwhelming support from our customers for go!’s low fares and simplified, friendly service is very encouraging and a real tribute to the spirit, hard work and dedication of our people,” said Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO. “We are also encouraged by a softening of fuel prices in recent weeks and remain cautiously optimistic this downward trend will continue,” Mr. Ornstein added.

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HONOLULU — go!, Hawaii’s Low Fare Airline, this week began a benefit for the MDA of Hawaii. During this campaign, go! will donate $1* to MDA Hawaii for every roundtrip purchased for travel from September 1 through September 15, 2008. go! is proud to offer this promotion in support of MDA Hawai`i for the second successive year.

“We are glad to once again contribute to MDA Hawai`i’s efforts in raising awareness of the many ailments known as muscular dystrophy,” said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO. “This local division of the agency provides much needed support to the those affected by muscular dystrophy through programs of research, comprehensive medical and community services and professional and public health education right here in Hawaii,” he added.

go! operates approximately 60 flights a day from its Honolulu hub to Lihue, Kahului, Kona, and Hilo using a fleet of state-of-the-art Bombardier CRJ-200 jets outfitted with comfortable leather interiors and no middle seats!

Passengers who register for the go!Miles frequent flyer program are able to earn go!Miles redeemable for future travel and can receive 500 free miles by registering online. go!Miles members also receive advance notice of fare sales and other specials, so sign up at iflygo.com today! Additional information is available and tickets can be booked online at iflygo.com or by calling toll free 1-888-IFLYGO2.

*go! will donate $1 to MDA Hawaii for every roundtrip purchased between September 1 and September 15, 2008 for travel between September 1 and September 15, 2008.

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HONOLULU — go! today reported its preliminary traffic figures for July 2008, indicating that its operations generated 15.7 million available seat miles and 11.0 million revenue passenger miles. go! carried 76,895 passengers in July, compared with 75,255 for the same period in 2007. go!’s load factor for July 2008 was 70.40%, compared to 82.72% in July 2007. Hawai'i's low fare airline recorded an on-time performance of 82.4%.

“Dramatically higher fuel prices have unfortunately required us to institute higher fares. While revenue per available seat mile has increased, year-over-year, load factors have declined," said Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO, Jonathan Ornstein. Adding, "We continue to work hard every day to earn the trust and confidence of the people of Hawaii. I would like to thank all of our folks at go! for their hard work and dedication."

For further information, please contact:
Paul Skellon, Vice President Corporate Communications Mesa Air Group, Inc.,
+1-602-685-4162, paul.skellon@mesa-air.com