PHOENIX, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. would like to issue the following clarification following media reports regarding difficulties experienced by a passenger aboard a Freedom Airlines flight. The statement by our Company spokesman on November 14, 2006 incorrectly described the Company's position regarding passengers' breastfeeding their children on Company aircraft. "So there is no confusion, I would like to let folks know that we firmly support mothers' right to nurse their children on board our aircraft. We have no company policies whatsoever that hinder breastfeeding in any way," said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "In this instance, a flight attendant who was relatively new to her job made an unfortunate and incorrect decision. We would like to again offer our apologies to the family involved in this incident and reassure our passengers and the traveling public that this matter has been addressed as a training opportunity for all of our frontline employees," continued Mr. Ornstein. "As the father of two children, I understand the sensitive nature of this incident and would like to express my commitment to educating our employees on this topic."
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Mesa currently operates 192 aircraft with over 1,200 daily system departures to 170 cities, 46 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, and Mexico. 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 Hawaiian service as go! (http://www.iflygo.com/). This new operation links Honolulu to the neighbor island airports of Hilo, Kahului, Kona and Lihue. The Company, founded by Larry and Janie Risley in New Mexico in 1982, has approximately 5,000 employees and generates revenue in excess of $1 billion annually. 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 further information regarding this press release please visit our website at http://www.mesa-air.com/.
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