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(BSNS WIRE) Universal Express` CEO Launchings Coalition for Luggage Security
s Rising Consumer Complaints About Mishandled Luggage
Universal Express` CEO Launchings Coalition for Luggage Security As Rising Consu
er Complaints About Mishandled Luggage Mount

Business Editors / Transportation Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2005--
Universal Express, Inc. (OTCBB: USXP) today announced as
Memorial Day weekend approaches and major U.S. airlines grapple with
luggage security screening problems at the nation`s 450 airports, its
CEO is formally launching a Coalition for Luggage Security group aimed
at changing the way airlines handle traveler luggage. The centerpiece
of the Coalition`s campaign is a policy paper entitled "More Safety,
Less Hassle for American Travelers: A Private Sector Solution for the
Airline Industry" http://www.usxp.com/securitywp.pdf authored by
Richard A. Altomare, USXP`s CEO. The paper advocates that for security
reasons, luggage should be viewed as cargo and shipped separately from
passenger flights. USXP, whose subsidiaries include Luggage Express,
Inc., is a New York and Florida based provider of logistics delivery
services.
"The Coalition for Luggage Security is a voluntary partnership
which has invited business leaders in the transportation and logistics
industries to discuss and debate innovative ideas for enhancing
passenger and travel luggage security. Our goal is to bring these new
ideas to the attention of the Department of Homeland Security, the
U.S. Congress and the White House," said Mr. Richard A. Altomare, CEO
of Universal Express.
Universal Express is funding a government relations and public
affairs communications team, which is now in place in Washington, D.C.
"Our multi-level lobbying and communications effort in the
nation`s capital is an outgrowth of my long-term mission to help
reform the way luggage is handled. It is my fundamental belief that
for security reasons, luggage should never move with people. Luggage
is cargo and should be shipped separately from passengers," continued
Mr. Altomare.
At the consumer level, Mr. Altomare cites figures from the U.S.
Department of Transportation`s Air Travel Consumer Report that states
U.S. carriers reporting flight delay and mishandled luggage data
posted a mishandled luggage rate of 6.30 reports per 1,000 passengers
in March of this year, which is higher than both March `04`s 4.29 rate
and February `05`s 6.07 mark. For the first three months of `05, the
carriers reported a rate of mishandled luggage of 6.72 per 1,000
passengers, up from the 4.92 rate posted for the first quarter of `04.
"The agency`s data also indicates the increasing number of
consumer complaints about U.S. carriers` mishandling of luggage in `04
than in `03. The overall rate is based on the total number of reports
each carrier received from passengers concerning lost, damaged,
delayed or pilfered luggage," continued Mr. Altomare.
"The Coalition`s recommendation of shipping luggage ahead using
private sector carrier services would provide a new revenue stream for
airlines. Their present losses could be turned into an estimated
profit between $5 billion and $17 billion a year and should result in
lower ticket prices for airline passengers," continued Mr. Altomare.
"The Luggage Security policy paper now circulating on Capitol Hill
in Washington, D.C. points out that people traveling luggage-free can
reduce the possibility of terrorist attacks because travelers would be
less likely to be targets of travel related terrorism," continued Mr.
Altomare.
"The Coalition`s lobbying and communications program intends to
call upon Members of Congress, federal agencies, the White House and
the airline industry to reform the current structure for handling
luggage to benefit the traveling public," concluded Mr. Altomare.

About Universal Express

Universal Express, Inc. is a 22 year old logistics and
transportation conglomerate with multiple developing subsidiaries and
services. For additional information please visit www.usxp.com

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INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TRANSPORT PRODUCT/SERVICE
SOURCE: Universal Express, Inc.


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