NEWS RELEASE

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.,
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HONOLULU - go!, Hawaii's low-fare interisland carrier, today announced expansion of its route network in Hawaii with the launch of go!Express, operated under a code share agreement with Mokulele Airlines. Beginning April 16, go!Express will offer 12 flights per day between Kona and Kahului, Kahului and Kapalua, and Kapalua and Honolulu.

To celebrate the launch of this exciting new service, go! is offering one-way fares on all interisland flights for just $19*. This special fare may be purchased from March 16th through March 23rd and is applicable for travel through April 23rd, 2007.

These incredibly low go! fares can be booked online beginning March 16th at www.iflygo.com or by calling toll-free 1-888-IFLYGO2.

“Bill Boyer, Rob McKinney and their team at Mokulele have supported go! since our launch last year. This new go!Express partnership will extend our network and offer go!’s market-leading low fares to more travelers throughout Hawaii. The launch of go!Express further underscores our long term commitment to bringing families and friends together while also offering great new business opportunities to the people of Hawaii,” said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO.

go!Express will feature new turbine engine Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft which offer first class comfort including 34” pitch, reclining, leather seats and state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment.

“I am excited by the great opportunities this partnership will bring to the smaller communities of Hawaii,” said Mokulele Airlines CEO, Bill Boyer. “As a Hawaii company, we are delighted with the opportunity to further develop our passenger business. Our expansion will create many new jobs in the local communities and make travel more convenient and less expensive for kama’aina and visitors alike. This has been made possible through our exciting new partnership with go!” added Boyer.

go! has also launched go!Vacations and go!Active, selling holiday packages and exciting recreational activities through its website. Visitors can choose from a variety of activities and low-cost Hawaii vacations with options to visit one or any number of Hawaiian island destinations.

HONOLULU— Hawaii's new interisland carrier, go!, a division of Mesa Air Group, Inc. (NASDAQ - MESA), today began service between Hilo and Honolulu with fares as low as $39*. go! employees greeted the first passengers arriving in Hilo from Honolulu, Kahului and Lihue at 8:09 a.m. "Hilo is an extremely important addition to our interisland service. We're happy to provide Hilo residents and those who visit Hilo with affordable interisland travel as we've promised," said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO. "Bookings for the flights this summer have exceeded our expectations and we are optimistic that we will be able to continue to add additional service in the months and years ahead," added Ornstein. Travelers will be able to fly from Hilo to Honolulu with five roundtrips each day starting as early as 6:10 a.m., with the last flight at 7:48 p.m. go! passengers traveling to Hilo from Honolulu can also fly five roundtrips each day departing as late as 9:30 p.m. A sixth daily roundtrip flight will be added on July 14, 2006 between Honolulu and Hilo. "I am heartened that go! has kept to its word and has started service to Hilo," said State Senator Lorraine Inouye. "The added competition has helped make interisland travel more affordable for our residents and will encourage visitors to visit the island of Hawaii," she added. go! now offers 62 daily flights with service between Honolulu and Lihue, Kahului, Kona, and Hilo. Passengers who register for the go! Miles frequent flyer program can earn go! Miles redeemable for future travel. 500 miles are earned just for registering online. Additional information is available and tickets can be booked online at www.iflygo.com or by calling toll free, 1-888-IFLYGO2.

go! also offers special reduced fares for military personnel, their spouses and dependents. Active duty personnel from every branch of the U.S. military are eligible, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard, as well as active duty members of the Reserve and National Guard. In addition to these discounts, go! is also waiving ticket change fees for military fares. Special military fares must be booked via the go! toll-free reservation number at 1-888-IFLYGO2 and are subject to certain restrictions. Seats are limited and may not be available on every flight.