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( BW)(TN-FEDEX)(FDX) FedEx Tackling the Busiest Shipping Week of the Year

    Business Editors

    MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2000--On Monday (December 18) and Tuesday (December 19) of this week, more than 6 million packages per night will pass through the company's global network. To ensure customers receive the superior service they have come to expect from FedEx, the company begins preparing for its busiest shipping week nearly a year in advance.
    More information on up-to-date service schedules for FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery can be found at http://www.fedex.com/us/services/whatsnew.html.

    Holiday Schedule:


-	Friday, December 22 - Normal operating schedule.
-	Saturday, December 23 - Normal Saturday operating schedule.
-	Sunday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) No FedEx pickup. Priority Overnight Delivery service only.
-	Monday, December 25 (Christmas) CLOSED - No FedEx Service.
-	Tuesday, December 26 - Normal FedEx service and delivery commitments resume.

    FedEx Peak Facts:

- During the busy holiday season, both FedEx Express and FedEx
    Ground are adding a combined total of approximately 6,500
    employees to support the increase in package volumes.

- FedEx Express has a fleet of more than 665 aircraft and normally
    increases its flight schedule particularly during daytime
    operations.

     --30--lp/ny

     CONTACT: FedEx Media Relations, Memphis
              901-434-8100
              jwbunn@fedex.com
              - or -
              Ketchum Public Relations, New York
              Mike Doyle, 646/935-4198
              michael.doyle@ketchum.com

     KEYWORD: TENNESSEE
     INDUSTRY KEYWORD: RETAIL TRANSPORTATION