Exhibit 99

For Immediate Release                            Rick DeLisi
May 31, 2001              Director, Corporate Communications
Page 1 of 1                                   (703) 650-6019

 Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. Chairman to Present
                             at
   Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Leaders Conference

Dulles,  VA,  (May  31,  2001)  -  Atlantic  Coast  Airlines
Holdings,  Inc. (Atlantic Coast) (NASDAQ/NM: ACAI)  Chairman
and  Chief  Executive  Officer Kerry Skeen  will  conduct  a
presentation  with investors and financial  analysts  during
the  Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Leaders  Conference
being  held  in New York. The presentation is  scheduled  to
take place Monday, June 4, 2001, at approximately 3:50pm.

A  live  webcast of the conference is being offered  by  the
sponsors.  It  will be accessible through the following  web
address:

https://events.mlresearchmedia.com/ml/transportation

The   webcast  will  be  presented  simultaneous  with   the
conference only.

In  addition,  the  slides  and  visuals  presented  at  the
conference will be available in the "For Investors"  section
of the Atlantic Coast website:

www.atlanticcoast.com

This  slide presentation will remain available for one  week
following the conference.

Atlantic Coast operates as United Express in the Eastern and
Midwestern  United  States, and as Delta Connection  in  the
Eastern  U.S.   The company has a fleet of 113 aircraft  and
offers  approximately  650  daily  departures,  serving   55
destinations in the U.S. and Canada.

  Atlantic Coast employs over 3,500 aviation professionals.
 The common stock of Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc.
  is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
                            ACAI.