Exhibit 99

For Immediate Release                  Contact:  Rick DeLisi
February 28, 2002                 Dir., Corp. Communications
Page 1 of 1                                   (703) 650-6550

   Atlantic  Coast  Airlines  Holdings, Inc. Chief Financial
Officer to Present at Raymond James & Associates 23rd Annual
             Institutional Investors Conference

Dulles,  VA,  (February 28, 2002) - Atlantic Coast  Airlines
Holdings,  Inc.  (ACA)  (NASDAQ/NM:  ACAI)  Executive   Vice
President  and Chief Financial Officer Richard Surratt  will
make  a  presentation  to investors and  financial  analysts
during   the   Raymond  James  &  Associates   23rd   Annual
Institutional  Investors Conference being held  in  Orlando,
FL.  The ACA presentation is scheduled to take place Monday,
March 4, 2002, at approximately 9:15am 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/Institutional/

Please  note  that  all listeners must pre-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   124
aircraft-including 93 regional jets-and offers approximately
760 daily departures, serving 64 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.