Coalition Leader and Universal Express, Inc. CEO Says ``Luggage Bomb'' Threat Should Be The Priority Issue of '05.

NEW YORK -- Universal Express, Inc. (OTCBB: USXP), Richard A. Altomare, CEO of Universal Express, Inc. and Chairman of The Coalition for Luggage Security, says that a federal plan to install a missile defense system on commercial airplanes is well-intentioned but misdirected and that the U.S. Congress should initially be focused on testing new solutions to the greater threat of luggage bombs on commercial planes.

According to Altomare, "Luggage security on airlines (and buses and trains) is a time bomb that's just waiting to go off. The White House, Congress and the Department of Homeland Security need to start thinking of new, more creative security solutions to the luggage bomb threat. A federally-funded pilot study to assess the security effectiveness of shipping passenger luggage separately from passenger flights is one such idea whose time has come." Altomare is the author of a new Luggage Security policy paper entitled "More Safety, Less Hassle for American Travelers: A Private Sector Solution for the Airline Industry". The Coalition is a voluntary partnership of transportation and logistics business leaders who are advocating new solutions to enhance passenger and travel luggage security.

"While I agree that a Shoulder-fired missile threat is a serious issue, I strongly believe that a luggage bomb threat is a much greater one and deserves more congressional scrutiny and financial research support," said Mr. Altomare. "The Coalition for Luggage Security and Universal Express, Inc. are asking Congress to test a plan where airline passengers would ship their luggage in advance of their respective flights through a private courier service, such as Federal Express, UPS or Universal Express. Passengers would be offered a framework of choices to either ship their luggage in advance at a lower price than the airline charges, or continue to carry their bags to the airport and pay a higher price. Doing so would relieve the commercial airline industry from having to screen millions of bags for potential weapons, and increase airline security because fewer bags would be aboard planes."

"The Coalition's luggage security idea could save the federal government $1.4 billion in luggage screening costs and up to $6 billion in labor costs, while generating billions of dollars in new revenues for the private freight industry overall and potentially a few hundred thousand new JOBS to our economy," said Mr. Altomare.

"Why not test a luggage security plan that could increase aviation security and possibly save the airline industry billions of dollars?" concluded Mr. Altomare.

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