Frontier Airlines and Mesa Air Group Announce New Frontier JetExpress Destinations

Business Wire, Feb 11, 2002

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2002

Travel between Denver and St. Louis and Ontario, for Just $99

Each Way(a)

Denver-based Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT), in partnership with Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group (Nasdaq: MESA), operating as Frontier JetExpress, announced today that effective April 7, 2002, the airlines will launch service to St. Louis, Mo., and Ontario, Calif. Frontier JetExpress will operate three trips per weekday between Denver International Airport (DIA) and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL) and two trips daily between DIA and Ontario International Airport (ONT). Both St. Louis and Ontario will mark new Frontier destinations and tickets go on sale today, Feb. 11. Mesa will operate Frontier JetExpress service with 50-seat Canadair Regional Jets.

"Frontier and Mesa will launch initial Frontier JetExpress service this Sunday, February 17, with service from Denver to San Jose and Houston," said Frontier President Jeff Potter. "We are thrilled to grow our agreement with Mesa Air Group to include two additional thriving cities, St. Louis and Ontario, and look forward to continuing to expand Frontier JetExpress service, bringing Frontier's affordable fares and legendary `Spirit of the West' service to a growing number of U.S. destinations."

"We are delighted to expand our new codeshare partnership with Frontier Airlines. Our relationship with Frontier provides us with a great opportunity to expand our regional jet flying while providing convenient service at reasonable prices to these communities," said Jonathan Ornstein, chairman and CEO of Mesa Air Group. "We plan to have seven regional jets in service for Frontier by the end of 2002."

(a) The Ontario and St. Louis service will be launched with a special

introductory price to and from Denver of $99 each way, based on

round-trip, off-peak (Tuesday and Wednesday) travel. The

introductory fares are subject to availability, and do not include

passenger facilities fees of up to $18 round trip, the September

11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement, or segment fees of $3

(a segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing). Tickets

must be purchased by March 31, 2002. In addition, members of

Frontier's frequent flyer program, EarlyReturns, who travel to and

from Ontario and St. Louis between April 7 and May 22, 2002, will

receive double miles.

Following is the schedule for the Frontier JetExpress between Denver and St. Louis and Ontario:

Frontier JetExpress Service - Denver (DEN) to/from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL) Service Begins April 7, 2002

Flight
Number     Departs DEN  Arrives STL   Frequency

------     -----------  ------------  ---------
 3288       10:50 a.m.    1:55 p.m.     Daily
 3280        3:10 p.m.    6:15 p.m.     Daily
 3282        6:50 p.m.    9:55 p.m.   Except Sat.

Flight
Number     Departs STL  Arrives DEN   Frequency

------     -----------  ------------  ---------
 3899        6:50 a.m.    8:10 a.m.     Daily
 3289        2:45 p.m.    4:05 p.m.     Daily
 3893        6:55 p.m.    8:15 p.m.   Except Sat.

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Frontier JetExpress Service - Denver (DEN) to/from Ontario
International Airport (ONT) Service Begins April 7, 2002

Flight
Number     Departs DEN   Arrives ONT  Frequency
------     -----------   -----------  ---------
 3899        8:50 a.m.   10:10 a.m.     Daily
 3893        8:55 p.m.   10:15 p.m.   Except Sat.

Flight
Number     Departs ONT  Arrives DEN   Frequency
------     -----------   -----------  ---------
 3288        6:50 a.m.   10:00 a.m.   Except Sun.
 3280       11:15 a.m.    2:25 p.m.     Daily

All times given in local arrival or departure city times.

To make a reservation, customers may contact Frontier Airlines at 1-800-4321-FLY, visit Frontier's Web site at www.frontierairlines.com or consult their professional travel agent.

About Frontier Airlines

Denver-based Frontier Airlines is the second-largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport, serving 26 cities coast to coast with a fleet of 29 aircraft and employing approximately 2,500 aviation professionals. In June 2001, BusinessWeek ranked Frontier 14th on its list of Hot Growth Companies and in September 2001, Fortune magazine ranked Frontier 41st on its 100 Fastest Growing Companies list. In 1999, 2000 and 2001, Frontier's maintenance and engineering department received the Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate of Excellence, in recognition of 100 percent of its maintenance and engineering employees completing advanced aircraft maintenance training programs. Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics on its Web site, which may be viewed at www.frontierairlines.com.

About Mesa Air Group

Mesa currently operates 116 aircraft with 832 daily system departures to 153 cities, 38 states, Canada and Mexico. It operates in the West and Midwest as America West Express, the Midwest and East as US Airways Express, in partnership with Midwest Express out of Kansas City and in New Mexico under the independent Mesa Airlines. It begins codesharing with Frontier Airlines out of Denver on Feb. 17 of 2002. The Company, which was founded in New Mexico in 1982, has approximately 3,000 employees. Mesa is a member of Regional Aviation Partners.