NEWS

February 7, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Michael McCarron Director, Bureau of Community Affairs (650) 821-4000 SF-05-04 [email protected]

Independence Air Selects SFO for West Coast Expansion New Low Fare Service to Washington, DC to Start May 1, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO -- Representatives from San Francisco International Airport and Independence Air (NASDAQ: FLYi) announced today that non-stop service between San Francisco International Airport and Washington-Dulles Airport will begin May 1, 2005. Independence Air is the sixth airline to announce new service at SFO in just the past eighteen months (AirTran, Air New Zealand, WestJet, Virgin America, and Icelandair are the other five.)

“SFO is dedicated to being the Bay Area’s ‘Airport of Choice,’” said Airport Director John L. Martin. “With the arrival of Independence Air, SFO's travelers now have an even wider range of choices when traveling to Washington, DC,” added Martin.

As a way to celebrate the new service, Independence Air is offering special introductory fares of $84 one-way on non-stop flights to Washington-Dulles, with connecting fares of $114 one- way to other Independence Air cities for tickets purchased by February 18, 2005 at FLYi.com or through travel agencies.

Service from San Francisco will be operated on new 132-passenger Airbus A319 aircraft, featuring all-leather seating in a single-class configuration with comfortable legroom. All fares are one-way and no fares require a Saturday night stay. Seat assignments can be reserved at the time of booking and Independence Air does not overbook its flights, assuring every customer a seat.

Independence Air currently serves a total of 39 destinations, including major cities like New York, Boston, Orlando and Tampa, as well as smaller cities like Portland, ME, Burlington, VT, Charleston, SC, Savannah, GA and Knoxville, TN. The Independence Air hub at Washington-Dulles is the largest low-fare hub in America in terms of total departures. More detailed information regarding Independence Air may be found on its website at FLYi.com.

S - F - O About San Francisco International Airport SFO (www.flysfo.com) connects non-stop with more than 60 cities in the United States on 20 domestic airlines, including more than twice as many non-stop flights to the New York area than other Bay Area airports combined. In addition, SFO offers non-stop links with more than 30 international points on 25 international carriers, making SFO the Bay Area’s Airport of Choice.