Exhibit 23.1
                                                            
                                                            
     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                              
                              
                              
                              
Board of Directors
Atlantic Coast Airlines, Inc.


We  hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in  the
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-15795  and  33-
67492) of our report dated January 24, 1997, except for Note
18,  the  date  of  which is May 29, 1997, relating  to  the
consolidated financial statements and schedule  of  Atlantic
Coast  Airlines,  Inc.  appearing in  the  Company's  Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.




                                   BDO Seidman, LLP




Washington, D.C.
March 19, 1999