FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 21, 2003 – FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., North America’s largest provider of expedited time-critical shipments, now offers overnight heavyweight freight deliveries into Mexico through its latest service, Point-to-Point Mexico. 

This service utilizes exclusive-use vehicles for pickups and for deliveries in Mexico. FedEx Express provides the air transportation on these shipments. Point-to-Point Mexico also includes customs clearance on delivery and proactive communications and tracking throughout each shipment. 

“Our customers wanted more options to move their freight south of the U.S. border with an overnight delivery, so we are giving them a new, premium solution,” said Kevin McClellan, managing director of FedEx Custom Critical’s Air Expedite division. “Point-to-Point Mexico is a logical complement to our service portfolio. We can already arrange exclusive-use charters outbound from Mexico, so this addition completes the package for customers requiring inbound freight transport to this country as well.”

The initial rollout of the service includes overnight deliveries from the United States and Canada to Mexico City, Toluca, Monterrey, Saltillo and Guadalajara. Point-to-Point Mexico is the latest installment to the company’s suite of Point-to-Point Premium Air-Freight Services that offers SameDay, Next A.M. and Saturday delivery options. TEMP-ASSURE® Air is available for air freight that must stay cool throughout transit. Air Expedite also arranges exclusive-use charters and blended surface/air solutions to meet any critical delivery time. 

About FedEx Custom Critical
FedEx Custom Critical provides exclusive-use, time-specific shipment services throughout the U.S. and Canada and within Europe. Among its divisions are Surface Expedite, for nonstop, door-to-door transport of critical shipments; White Glove Services®, for shipments that require special care in handling; and Air Expedite, which offers an array of air solutions to meet customers’ critical delivery times.

About FedEx Corp.
With annual revenues of $23 billion, FedEx Corp. is the premier global provider of transportation, e-commerce and supply chain management services. The company offers integrated business solutions through a network of subsidiaries operating independently, including: FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company; FedEx Ground, North America's second largest provider of small-package ground delivery service; FedEx Freight, the largest U.S. provider of regional less-than-truckload freight services; FedEx Custom Critical, North America's largest provider of expedited time-critical shipments; and FedEx Trade Networks, North America's largest customs broker and a provider of international freight forwarding and trade facilitation services. FedEx ranked highest in the J. D. Power and Associates 2002 Small Package Delivery Service Business Customer Satisfaction StudySM in the categories of air, ground and international delivery services.