NEWS RELEASE

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%.

August Results Oct-08 Oct-07 Change
RPM 9,434 7,672 22.96%
ASM 13,334 11,412 16.84%
Passengers Carried 63,482 53,559 18.53%
Load Factor 70.75% 67.23% + 3.5 pts
 
Year-to-Date Results YTD 08 YTD 07 Change
RPM 99,274 83,831 18.42%
ASM 145,920 125,117 16.63%
Passengers Carried 682,083 585,219 16.55%
Load Factor 68.03% 67.00% + 1.0 pts

“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.

NEWS RELEASE

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.