Exhibit 99
     Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. Chairman and
            Chief Financial Officer to Present at
    Raymond James & Associates Growth Airline Conference

Dulles,  VA,  (January 23, 2002) - Atlantic  Coast  Airlines
Holdings,  Inc. (ACA) (NASDAQ/NM: ACAI) Chairman  and  Chief
Executive  Officer Kerry Skeen and Executive Vice  President
and  Chief  Financial Officer Richard Surratt  will  make  a
presentation to investors and financial analysts during  the
Raymond  James & Associates Growth Airline Conference  being
held  in New York. The ACA presentation is scheduled to take
place  Thursday, January 31, 2002, at approximately  11:00am
Eastern.

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

http://customer.nvglb.com/RaymondJames/Airline/

Please  note that all listeners must register at  the  above
website  before  gaining access.   It is  advised  that  you
visit  the  site  at  least 15 minutes  prior  to  the  live
presentation. A recording of the ACA presentation will  also
be  available  at  that same address for at  least  30  days
following the conference.

The slides that will accompany the ACA presentation will  be
available  as  a  PowerPoint file  in  the  "For  Investors"
section of the Atlantic Coast corporate website:

www.atlanticcoast.com

ACA operates as United Express in the Eastern and Midwestern
United  States, and as Delta Connection in the Eastern  U.S.
and    Canada.    The   company   has   a   fleet   of   117
aircraft-including 86 regional jets-and offers approximately
760 daily departures, serving 63 destinations.

Atlantic  Coast  employs over 4,000 aviation  professionals.
The  common stock of Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings,  Inc.
is  traded  on the Nasdaq National Market under  the  symbol
ACAI.  For more information about Atlantic Coast, visit  our
website at www.atlanticcoast.com.