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Pro Air to Provide Air Travel to Chrysler, GM

11 June 1998

Pro Air to Provide Air Travel to Chrysler, GM
    DETROIT, June 11 -- Pro Air today announced it is close to
reaching agreements with both Chrysler Corporation and General
Motors to provide air travel service to employees of the two
companies.  With the agreements, Pro Air becomes a preferred airline of
Chrysler and GM between the five cities the carrier serves.
    The agreements would direct Chrysler and GM employees traveling on
business to Baltimore, Indianapolis, Newark or Philadelphia to fly with Pro
Air, which operates out of Detroit City Airport.  The agreements would apply
also to Chrysler and GM's suppliers traveling on business related to the
automakers.
    The agreements would be for a five-year term, with an option to extend for
an additional five years.
    According to Craig Belmondo, Pro Air president and chief operating
officer, the agreement will have a significant and positive impact on
businesses looking to reduce travel costs.
    "Businesses across the country are tired of being held hostage by
out-of-control airfares," said Belmondo.  "Because of agreements like this,
Pro Air can bring competitive fares to all the cities we serve while reducing
the high cost of business travel.  We're excited about serving Chrysler and GM
and look forward to continuing our successful relationship with the City of
Detroit."
    Pro Air Inc. empowers business people and consumers to travel more often
by lowering the high cost of air fares.  The airline, which brought low fares
to Detroit on July 4, 1997, with daily service aboard new Boeing 737-400
aircraft, operates two weekday round-trip flights and additional weekend
flights to Baltimore/Washington DC (BWI), Indianapolis (IND), Newark/New York
(EWR) and Philadelphia (PHL) from its hub at Detroit City Airport (DET).  For
more information, travelers should contact their travel agent or Pro Air at
800-939-9551 or http://www.proair.com.