EXHIBIT 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Board of Directors Mesa Air Group, Inc. : We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-02791, 333-09395, 333-83799, 333-83801, 333-83803, 333-83805 and 333-58646, of Mesa Air Group, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated December 19, 2001, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Mesa Air Group, Inc. for the year ended September 30, 2001. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Phoenix, Arizona December 28, 2001