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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8<BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR> UNDER<BR>THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933</FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>MIDWEST EXPRESS
HOLDINGS, INC.</B><BR> (Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>




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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Wisconsin</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>39-1828757</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=Center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><BR><B>6744 South Howell Avenue</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Oak Creek, Wisconsin</B></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>53154</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Midwest Express
Holdings, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan</B> <BR><B>Midwest Express Holdings,
Inc. 2003 All Employee Stock Option Plan</B><BR>(Full title of the
plans) </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Timothy E. Hoeksema<BR>Chairman of the Board,
President, and Chief Executive Officer<BR>6744 South Howell
Avenue<BR>Oak Creek, Wisconsin
53154<BR> (414) 570-4000 </B><BR>(Name, address
and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></H1>


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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of<BR>
Securities to be<BR>
Registered</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount<BR>
to be<BR>
Registered</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=23% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=23% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2,551,741 shares,</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=14% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$4.02 (3)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=26% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$10,257,999 (3)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=14% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$830 (4)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$.01 per share, with</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>with attached</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>attached Preferred Share</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Preferred Share</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Purchase Rights</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Purchase Rights</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1)(2)</FONT></TD></TR>
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          Includes (a) 1,000,000 additional shares of common stock issuable under the
          Midwest Express Holdings, Inc. 1995 Option Plan (the &#147;1995 Plan&#148;) by
          virtue of an amendment to the 1995 Plan increasing the number of shares of
          common stock authorized thereunder from 1,548,900 shares to 2,548,900 shares and
          (b) 1,551,741 shares of common stock issuable under the Midwest Express Holdings
          2003 All Employee Stock Option Plan (the &#147;2003 Plan&#148;). Each share of
          common stock has attached thereto four-ninths of a preferred share purchase
          right. </FONT></TD>
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          Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, in the event of a stock split,
          stock dividend, or similar transaction involving the common stock, in order to
          prevent dilution, the number of shares registered shall be automatically
          increased to cover additional shares. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416, the
          shares being registered include an additional indeterminate number of shares of
          common stock issuable as the result of any applicable anti-dilution adjustments. </FONT></TD>
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          Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
          Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the average of the high
          and low prices of the common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
          December 1, 2003, which date was within five business days of the date of this
          filing. The value attributable to the preferred share purchase rights is
          reflected in the price of the common stock. </FONT></TD>
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          In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, in connection with the
          1995 Plan, a filing fee is being paid only with respect to the 1,000,000
          additional shares being registered pursuant to this registration statement. </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
document or documents containing the information specified in Part I are not required to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as part
of this registration statement on Form S-8. Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), the prospectus for the Midwest
Express Holdings, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan (the &#147;1995 Plan&#148;) also relates to
the registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form S-8, No. 333-1554, and registration
statement on Form S-8, No. 333-44253. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>Incorporation of Documents
by Reference</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The registrant&#146;s annual report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended           December 31, 2002 filed with the
Commission on March 18, 2003.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          All
other reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of           the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange           Act&#148;),
since December&nbsp;31, 2002, including quarterly reports on Form           10-Q filed on
November 14, 2003, August 14, 2003 and May 15, 2003 and current           reports on Form
8-K filed, or furnished and deemed filed, on November 26, 2003,           November 24,
2003, October 23, 2003, October 14, 2003, October 1, 2003,           September 5, 2003,
August 29, 2003, August 4, 2003, July 22, 2003, July 21, 2003           (two such reports
were filed on this day), July 15, 2003 (two such reports were           filed on this
day), June 13, 2003, April 17, 2003, March 14, 2003, March 13,           2003, March 7,
2003, February 27, 2003, February 21, 2003 and February 10, 2003.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
description of the registrant&#146;s common stock contained in Item 4 of the
          registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form 8-B filed May 2, 1996,
          including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
          description.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
description of the Preferred Share Purchase Rights contained in Item 1 of           the
registrant&#146;s Preferred Share Purchase Rights registration statement on
          Form 8-A filed February 15, 1996, and any amendments or reports filed for the
          purpose of updating such description.  </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of filing of this registration statement and
prior to such time as the registrant files a post-effective amendment to the registration
statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing
of such documents. </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 4. &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Description of
Securities</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5. &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 6. &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and our By-Laws, our directors and officers are
entitled to mandatory indemnification from us against certain liabilities and expenses (i)
to the extent such officers or directors are successful in the defense of a proceeding and
(ii) in proceedings in which the director or officer is not successful in defense thereof,
unless (in the latter case only) it is determined that the director or officer breached or
failed to perform his duties to us and such breach or failure constituted: (a) a willful
failure to deal fairly with us or our shareholders in connection with a matter in which
the director or officer had a material conflict of interest; (b) a violation of the
criminal law unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(c) a transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit;
or (d) willful misconduct. The Wisconsin Business Corporation Law specifically states that
it is the public policy of Wisconsin to require or permit indemnification, allowance or
expenses and insurance in connection with a proceeding involving securities regulation, as
described therein, to the extent required or permitted as described above. Additionally,
under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, our directors are not subject to personal
liability to us, our shareholders or any person asserting rights on behalf thereof for
certain breaches or failures to perform any duty resulting solely from their status as
directors, except in circumstances paralleling those in subparagraphs (a) through (d)
outlined above. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
certain circumstances, we are required to advance expenses for the defense of any action
for which indemnification may be available. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
also maintain director and officer liability insurance against certain claims and
liabilities which may be made against our former, current or future directors or officers. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
indemnification provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and our By-Laws is not
exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer may be entitled. The general
effect of the foregoing provisions may be to reduce the circumstances under which an
officer or director may be required to bear the economic burden of the foregoing
liabilities and expenses. </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7. &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exemption from
Registration Claimed</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8. &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exhibits</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
exhibits filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference are set forth in the attached
Exhibit Index. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 9. &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Undertakings</U>. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:  </FONT></P>



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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;               To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
               post-effective amendment to this registration statement:  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;               To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
               1933;  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;               To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
               date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment                thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change                in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the                foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the                total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was                registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum                offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the                Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume                and price
represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
               offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;               table
in the effective registration statement;  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;               To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
               previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change
to                such information in the registration statement;  </FONT>
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provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
by reference in the registration statement.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;               That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
               1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
               registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
               offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona                fide offering thereof.  </FONT>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>-4- </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;               To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
               securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
               offering.  </FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining           any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the           registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of           the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the           registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement           relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities           at that time
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of           1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the           registrant
pursuant to the provisions set forth or described in Item 6 of this
          registration statement, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
          the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
          against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is,
          therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
          such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
          or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
          successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
          director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
          registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter           has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate           jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public           policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the           final adjudication of such issue.  </FONT></P>




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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on
November 30, 2003. </FONT></P>





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     <TH ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MIDWEST EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><BR>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U> /s/ Timothy E. Hoeksema</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Timothy E. Hoeksema</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person
whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Timothy E. Hoeksema, Robert S.
Bahlman and Carol N. Skornicka, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or
her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Signature</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Title</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Date</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>/s/ Timothy E. Hoeksema <HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%"> Timothy E. Hoeksema<BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>November 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ Robert S. Bahlman<HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%">Robert S. Bahlman<BR><BR> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial  <BR>
Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial<BR>
Officer)
</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">November30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ John F. Bergstrom<HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%">John F. Bergstrom<BR><BR> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">November 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ James G. Grosklaus<HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%">James G. Grosklaus<BR><BR> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">November 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Signature</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Title</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Date</FONT><HR WIDTH=30% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>/s/ Ulice Payne, Jr.<HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%">Ulice Payne, Jr. <BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>November 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ Samuel K. Skinner<HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%">Samuel K. Skinner <BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">November 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ Elizabeth T. Solberg <HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%"> Elizabeth T. Solberg<BR><BR>
</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="33%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">November 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ Richard H. Sonnentag<HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH=90%>Richard H. Sonnentag<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">November 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ Frederick P. Stratton, Jr.<HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%">Frederick P. Stratton, Jr.<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">November 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ David H. Treitel<HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%">David H. Treitel<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">November 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ John W. Weekly<HR SIZE="1" ALIGN="Left" WIDTH="90%">John W. Weekly<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">November 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exhibit No</U>.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4.1)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Article
Five of registrant&#146;s Restated Articles of Incorporation                (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant&#146;s registration
               statement on Form 8-B filed May 2, 1996 (File No. 1-13934)).  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4.2)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Midwest
Express Holdings, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended through April
               25, 2001 (incorporated by reference to <U>Appendix B</U> to the
               registrant&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on
               March&nbsp;21, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;1-13934)).  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4.3)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form
of Nonqualified Stock Option (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to
               the registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form S-8 filed February
20, 1996                (No. 333-1554)).  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4.4)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Midwest
Express Holdings, Inc. 2003 All Employee Stock Option Plan.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4.5)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4.6)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form
of Term Sheet.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4.7)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Rights
Agreement, dated February 14, 1996, between the registrant and U.S. Bank,
               National Association as successor in interest to Firstar Trust Company
               (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant&#146;s
registration                statement on Form 8-A filed February 15, 1996 (File No.
1-13934)).  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4.8)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amendment
to the Rights Agreement, dated April 19, 1996, between the registrant                and
U.S. Bank, National Association as successor in interest to Firstar Trust
               Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant&#146;s
               registration statement on Form 8-B filed May 2, 1996 (File No. 1-13934)).  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(4.9)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amendment
to Rights Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2002, by and among                U.S.
Bank, National Association, the registrant and American Stock Transfer
               &amp; Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the
               registrant&#146;s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31,                2002 (File No. 1-13934)).  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(5)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
of Foley &amp; Lardner.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(23.1)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(23.2)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of Foley &amp; Lardner (filed as part of Exhibit (5) hereto).  </FONT></TD>
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Registration No. 333-_______
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
_________________
MIDWEST EXPRESS
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin
39-1828757
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
6744 South Howell Avenue
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
53154
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Midwest Express
Holdings, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan
Midwest Express Holdings,
Inc. 2003 All Employee Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the
plans)
_________________
Timothy E. Hoeksema
Chairman of the Board,
President, and Chief Executive Officer
6744 South Howell
Avenue
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
53154
(414) 570-4000
(Name, address
and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities to be
Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value
2,551,741 shares,
$4.02 (3)
$10,257,999 (3)
$830 (4)
$.01 per share, with
with attached
attached Preferred Share
Preferred Share
Purchase Rights
Purchase Rights
(1)(2)
(1)
Includes (a) 1,000,000 additional shares of common stock issuable under the
          Midwest Express Holdings, Inc. 1995 Option Plan (the "1995 Plan") by
          virtue of an amendment to the 1995 Plan increasing the number of shares of
          common stock authorized thereunder from 1,548,900 shares to 2,548,900 shares and
          (b) 1,551,741 shares of common stock issuable under the Midwest Express Holdings
          2003 All Employee Stock Option Plan (the "2003 Plan"). Each share of
          common stock has attached thereto four-ninths of a preferred share purchase
          right.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, in the event of a stock split,
          stock dividend, or similar transaction involving the common stock, in order to
          prevent dilution, the number of shares registered shall be automatically
          increased to cover additional shares. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416, the
          shares being registered include an additional indeterminate number of shares of
          common stock issuable as the result of any applicable anti-dilution adjustments.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to
          Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the average of the high
          and low prices of the common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
          December 1, 2003, which date was within five business days of the date of this
          filing. The value attributable to the preferred share purchase rights is
          reflected in the price of the common stock.
(4)
In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, in connection with the
          1995 Plan, a filing fee is being paid only with respect to the 1,000,000
          additional shares being registered pursuant to this registration statement.
_________________
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The
document or documents containing the information specified in Part I are not required to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part
of this registration statement on Form S-8. Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the prospectus for the Midwest
Express Holdings, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan (the "1995 Plan") also relates to
the registrant's registration statement on Form S-8, No. 333-1554, and registration
statement on Form S-8, No. 333-44253.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents
by Reference
.
The
following documents filed with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a)
                 The registrant's annual report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended           December 31, 2002 filed with the
Commission on March 18, 2003.
(b)                 All
other reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of           the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange           Act"),
since December 31, 2002, including quarterly reports on Form           10-Q filed on
November 14, 2003, August 14, 2003 and May 15, 2003 and current           reports on Form
8-K filed, or furnished and deemed filed, on November 26, 2003,           November 24,
2003, October 23, 2003, October 14, 2003, October 1, 2003,           September 5, 2003,
August 29, 2003, August 4, 2003, July 22, 2003, July 21, 2003           (two such reports
were filed on this day), July 15, 2003 (two such reports were           filed on this
day), June 13, 2003, April 17, 2003, March 14, 2003, March 13,           2003, March 7,
2003, February 27, 2003, February 21, 2003 and February 10, 2003.
(c)                 The
description of the registrant's common stock contained in Item 4 of the
          registrant's registration statement on Form 8-B filed May 2, 1996,
          including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
          description.
(d)                 The
description of the Preferred Share Purchase Rights contained in Item 1 of           the
registrant's Preferred Share Purchase Rights registration statement on
          Form 8-A filed February 15, 1996, and any amendments or reports filed for the
          purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of filing of this registration statement and
prior to such time as the registrant files a post-effective amendment to the registration
statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing
of such documents.
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Item 4.
Description of
Securities
.
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
.
None.
Item 6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
.
Pursuant
to the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and our By-Laws, our directors and officers are
entitled to mandatory indemnification from us against certain liabilities and expenses (i)
to the extent such officers or directors are successful in the defense of a proceeding and
(ii) in proceedings in which the director or officer is not successful in defense thereof,
unless (in the latter case only) it is determined that the director or officer breached or
failed to perform his duties to us and such breach or failure constituted: (a) a willful
failure to deal fairly with us or our shareholders in connection with a matter in which
the director or officer had a material conflict of interest; (b) a violation of the
criminal law unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(c) a transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit;
or (d) willful misconduct. The Wisconsin Business Corporation Law specifically states that
it is the public policy of Wisconsin to require or permit indemnification, allowance or
expenses and insurance in connection with a proceeding involving securities regulation, as
described therein, to the extent required or permitted as described above. Additionally,
under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, our directors are not subject to personal
liability to us, our shareholders or any person asserting rights on behalf thereof for
certain breaches or failures to perform any duty resulting solely from their status as
directors, except in circumstances paralleling those in subparagraphs (a) through (d)
outlined above.
Under
certain circumstances, we are required to advance expenses for the defense of any action
for which indemnification may be available.
We
also maintain director and officer liability insurance against certain claims and
liabilities which may be made against our former, current or future directors or officers.
The
indemnification provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law and our By-Laws is not
exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer may be entitled. The general
effect of the foregoing provisions may be to reduce the circumstances under which an
officer or director may be required to bear the economic burden of the foregoing
liabilities and expenses.
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Item 7.
Exemption from
Registration Claimed
.
Not
applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The
exhibits filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference are set forth in the attached
Exhibit Index.
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
(a)                 The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)                      To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
               post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)                      To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
               1933;
(ii)                      To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
               date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment                thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change                in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the                foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the                total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was                registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum                offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the                Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume                and price
represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
               offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"               table
in the effective registration statement;
(iii)                      To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
               previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change
to                such information in the registration statement;
provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
by reference in the registration statement.
(2)                      That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
               1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
               registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
               offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona                fide offering thereof.
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(3)                      To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
               securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
               offering.
(b)                 The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining           any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the           registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of           the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the           registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement           relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities           at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)                 Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of           1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the           registrant
pursuant to the provisions set forth or described in Item 6 of this
          registration statement, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
          the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
          against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is,
          therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
          such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
          or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
          successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
          director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
          registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter           has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate           jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public           policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the           final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on
November 30, 2003.
MIDWEST EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Timothy E. Hoeksema
Timothy E. Hoeksema
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person
whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Timothy E. Hoeksema, Robert S.
Bahlman and Carol N. Skornicka, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or
her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Timothy E. Hoeksema
Timothy E. Hoeksema
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
November 30, 2003
/s/ Robert S. Bahlman
Robert S. Bahlman
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial
Officer)
November30, 2003
/s/ John F. Bergstrom
John F. Bergstrom
Director
November 30, 2003
/s/ James G. Grosklaus
James G. Grosklaus
Director
November 30, 2003
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Ulice Payne, Jr.
Ulice Payne, Jr.
Director
November 30, 2003
/s/ Samuel K. Skinner
Samuel K. Skinner
Director
November 30, 2003
/s/ Elizabeth T. Solberg
Elizabeth T. Solberg
Director
November 30, 2003
/s/ Richard H. Sonnentag
Richard H. Sonnentag
Director
November 30, 2003
/s/ Frederick P. Stratton, Jr.
Frederick P. Stratton, Jr.
Director
November 30, 2003
/s/ David H. Treitel
David H. Treitel
Director
November 30, 2003
/s/ John W. Weekly
John W. Weekly
Director
November 30, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No
.
Exhibit
(4.1)
Article
Five of registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation                (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's registration
               statement on Form 8-B filed May 2, 1996 (File No. 1-13934)).
(4.2)
Midwest
Express Holdings, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended through April
               25, 2001 (incorporated by reference to
Appendix B
to the
               registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on
               March 21, 2001 (File No. 1-13934)).
(4.3)
Form
of Nonqualified Stock Option (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to
               the registrant's registration statement on Form S-8 filed February
20, 1996                (No. 333-1554)).
(4.4)
Midwest
Express Holdings, Inc. 2003 All Employee Stock Option Plan.
(4.5)
Form
of Grant Letter.
(4.6)
Form
of Term Sheet.
(4.7)
Rights
Agreement, dated February 14, 1996, between the registrant and U.S. Bank,
               National Association as successor in interest to Firstar Trust Company
               (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's
registration                statement on Form 8-A filed February 15, 1996 (File No.
1-13934)).
(4.8)
Amendment
to the Rights Agreement, dated April 19, 1996, between the registrant                and
U.S. Bank, National Association as successor in interest to Firstar Trust
               Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's
               registration statement on Form 8-B filed May 2, 1996 (File No. 1-13934)).
(4.9)
Amendment
to Rights Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2002, by and among                U.S.
Bank, National Association, the registrant and American Stock Transfer
               & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the
               registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31,                2002 (File No. 1-13934)).
(5)
Opinion
of Foley & Lardner.
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(23.1)
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
(23.2)
Consent
of Foley & Lardner (filed as part of Exhibit (5) hereto).
(24)
Powers
of Attorney relating to subsequent amendments (included on the signature
               page to this registration statement).
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