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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                       ESCROW AND PAYING AGENT AGREEMENT
                                   (Class A)

                        Dated as of September 27, 2000

                                     among

                FIRST UNION TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                as Escrow Agent

                       MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
                                      and
                            SEABURY SECURITIES LLC

                              as Placement Agents

                                ALLFIRST BANK,
                        not in its individual capacity,
                      but solely as Pass Through Trustee
                             for and on behalf of
                  Midway Airlines Pass Through Trust 2000-1A

                            as Pass Through Trustee

                                      and

                                 ALLFIRST BANK

                                as Paying Agent
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SECTION 1.  Escrow Agent..................................................................     2
     Section 1.01.  Appointment of Escrow Agent...........................................     2
     Section 1.02.  Instruction; Etc......................................................     3
     Section 1.03.  Initial Escrow Amount; Issuance of Escrow Receipts....................     3
     Section 1.04.  Payments to Receiptholders............................................     4
     Section 1.05.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Escrow Receipt...................     4
     Section 1.06.  Additional Escrow Amounts.............................................     5
     Section 1.07.  Resignation or Removal of Escrow Agent................................     5
     Section 1.08.  Persons Deemed Owners.................................................     5
     Section 1.09.  Further Assurances....................................................     6

SECTION 2.  Paying Agent..................................................................     6
     Section 2.01.  Appointment of Paying Agent...........................................     6
     Section 2.02.  Establishment of Paying Agent Account.................................     6
     Section 2.03.  Payments from Paying Agent Account....................................     6
     Section 2.04.  Withholding Taxes.....................................................     7
     Section 2.05.  Resignation or Removal of Paying Agent................................     7
     Section 2.06.  Notice of Final Withdrawal............................................     8

SECTION 3.  Payments......................................................................     8

SECTION 4.  Other Actions.................................................................     9

SECTION 5.  Representations and Warranties of the Escrow Agent............................     9

SECTION 6.  Representations and Warranties of the Paying Agent............................    10

SECTION 7.  Indemnification...............................................................    11

SECTION 8.  Amendment, Etc................................................................    11

SECTION 9.  Notices.......................................................................    12

SECTION 10. Transfer......................................................................    12
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SECTION 11. Entire Agreement..............................................................    13

SECTION 12. Governing Law.................................................................    13

SECTION 13. Waiver of Jury Trial Right....................................................    13

SECTION 14. Counterparts..................................................................    13
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EXHIBIT A      Escrow Receipt

EXHIBIT B      Withdrawal Certificate

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          ESCROW AND PAYING AGENT AGREEMENT (Class A) dated as of September 27,
2000 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this "Agreement")
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among FIRST UNION TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as Escrow Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in
such capacity, the "Escrow Agent"); MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED and
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SEABURY SECURITIES LLC, as Placement Agents of the Certificates referred to
below (the "Placement Agents" and together with their respective transferees and
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assigns as registered owners of the Certificates, the "Investors") under the
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Placement Agreement referred to below; ALLFIRST BANK, a Maryland state-chartered
commercial bank, not in its individual capacity except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, but solely as trustee (in such capacity, together with its
successors in such capacity, the "Pass Through Trustee") under the Pass Through
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Trust Agreement referred to below; and ALLFIRST BANK, a Maryland state-chartered
commercial bank, as paying agent hereunder (in such capacity, together with its
successors in such capacity, the "Paying Agent").
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                              W I T N E S S E T H
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          WHEREAS, Midway Airlines Corporation ("Midway") and the Pass Through
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Trustee have entered into the Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of
September 27, 2000 (together, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Pass Through Trust Agreement")
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relating to Midway Airlines Pass Through Trust 2000-1A (the "Pass Through
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Trust") pursuant to which the Midway Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-1A
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Certificates referred to therein (the "Certificates") are being issued;
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          WHEREAS, Midway and the Placement Agents have entered into a Placement
Agreement dated September 22, 2000 (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Placement Agreement")
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pursuant to which the Pass Through Trustee will issue and sell the Certificates
to the Placement Agents;

          WHEREAS, Midway, the Pass Through Trustee, certain other pass through
trustees and certain other persons concurrently herewith are entering into the
Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the "Note Purchase
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Agreement"), pursuant to which the Pass Through Trustee has agreed to acquire
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from time to time on or prior to the Delivery Period Termination Date (as
defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) equipment notes (the "Equipment Notes")
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issued to finance the acquisition of aircraft by Midway, as lessee or as owner,
utilizing a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Certificates (the "Net
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Proceeds");
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          WHEREAS, the Placement Agents and the Pass Through Trustee intend that
the Net Proceeds be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent on behalf of the
Investors, subject to withdrawal upon request by the Pass Through Trustee and
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement for the
purpose of purchasing Equipment Notes, and that pending such
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withdrawal the Net Proceeds be deposited on behalf of the Escrow Agent with
Allfirst Bank, as Depositary (the "Depositary") under the Deposit Agreement,
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dated as of the date hereof between the Depositary and the Escrow Agent relating
to the Pass Through Trust (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Deposit Agreement") pursuant to
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which, among other things, the Depositary will pay interest for distribution to
the Investors and establish accounts from which the Escrow Agent shall make
withdrawals upon request of and proper certification by the Pass Through
Trustee;

          WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent wishes to appoint the Paying Agent to pay
amounts required to be distributed to the Investors in accordance with this
Agreement; and

          WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pass Through Trust Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the obligations contained herein,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

          SECTION 1.  Escrow Agent.
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          Section 1.01  Appointment of Escrow Agent. Each of the Placement
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Agents, for and on behalf of each of the Investors, hereby irrevocably appoints,
authorizes and directs the Escrow Agent to act as escrow agent and fiduciary
hereunder and under the Deposit Agreement for such specific purposes and with
such powers as are specifically delegated to the Escrow Agent by the terms of
this Agreement, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Any and all money received and held by the Escrow Agent under this
Agreement or the Deposit Agreement shall be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement is irrevocable
and the Investors' rights with respect to any monies received and held in escrow
by the Escrow Agent under this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement shall only be
as provided under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Deposit
Agreement. The Escrow Agent (which term as used in this sentence shall include
reference to its affiliates and its own and its affiliates' officers, directors,
employees and agents): (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those
expressly set forth in this Agreement; (b) shall not be responsible to the Pass
Through Trustee or the Investors for any recitals, statements, representations
or warranties of any person other than itself contained in this Agreement or the
Deposit Agreement or for the failure by the Pass Through Trustee, the Investors
or any other person or entity (other than the Escrow Agent) to perform any of
its obligations hereunder (whether or not the Escrow Agent shall have any
knowledge thereof); and (c) shall not be responsible for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it hereunder or provided for herein or in connection
herewith, except for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence (or simple
negligence in connection with the handling of funds).

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          Section 1.02  Instruction; Etc. The Placement Agents, for and on
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behalf of each of the Investors, hereby irrevocably instruct the Escrow Agent,
and the Escrow Agent agrees, (a) to enter into the Deposit Agreement, (b) to
appoint the Paying Agent as provided in this Agreement, (c) upon receipt at any
time and from time to time prior to the Termination Date (as defined below) of a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (a "Withdrawal
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Certificate") executed by the Pass Through Trustee, together with an attached
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Notice of Purchase Withdrawal in substantially the form of Exhibit A to the
Deposit Agreement duly completed by the Pass Through Trustee (the "Applicable
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Notice of Purchase Withdrawal") and the withdrawal to which it relates, a
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"Purchase Withdrawal"), immediately to execute the Applicable Notice of Purchase
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Withdrawal as Escrow Agent and transmit it to the Depositary by facsimile
transmission in accordance with the Deposit Agreement; provided that, upon the
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request of the Pass Through Trustee after such transmission, the Escrow Agent
shall cancel such Applicable Notice of Purchase Withdrawal, and (d) if there are
any undrawn Deposits (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) on the "Termination
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Date", which shall mean the earlier of (i) November 30, 2001 (provided that, if
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a labor strike occurs at The Boeing Company prior to such date (a "Labor
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Strike"), such date shall be extended by adding thereto the number of days that
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such strike continued in effect (the "Additional Days") and (ii) the day on
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which the Escrow Agent receives notice from the Pass Through Trustee that the
Pass Through Trustee's obligation to purchase Equipment Notes under the Note
Purchase Agreement has terminated, to give notice to the Depositary (with a copy
to the Paying Agent) substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Deposit
Agreement requesting a withdrawal of all of the remaining Deposits, together
with accrued and unpaid interest on such Deposits to the date of withdrawal, on
the 15/th/ day after the date that such notice of withdrawal is given to the
Depositary (or, if not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) (a
"Final Withdrawal"), provided that if the day scheduled for the Final Withdrawal
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in accordance with the foregoing is within 10 days before or after a Regular
Distribution Date, then the Escrow Agent shall request that such requested Final
Withdrawal be made on such Regular Distribution Date (the date of such requested
withdrawal, the "Final Withdrawal Date"). If for any reason the Escrow Agent
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shall have failed to give the Final Withdrawal Notice to the Depositary on or
before November 30, 2001 (provided that if a Labor Strike occurs, such date
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shall be extended by the Additional Days) and there are unwithdrawn Deposits on
such date, the Final Withdrawal Date shall be deemed to be December 16, 2001
(provided that if a Labor Strike occurs, such date shall be extended by the
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Additional Days).

          Section 1.03  Initial Escrow Amount; Issuance of Escrow Receipts.  The
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Escrow Agent hereby directs the Placement Agents to, and the Placement Agents
hereby acknowledge that on the date hereof they shall, irrevocably deliver to
the Depositary on behalf of the Escrow Agent, an amount in U.S. dollars
("Dollars") and immediately available funds equal to $129,801,000 for deposit on
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behalf of the Escrow Agent with the Depositary in accordance with Section 2.1 of
the Deposit Agreement.  The Placement Agents hereby instruct the Escrow Agent,
upon receipt of such sum from the Placement Agents, to confirm such receipt by
executing and delivering to the Pass Through Trustee an Escrow Receipt in the
form of Exhibit A hereto (an "Escrow Receipt"), (a) to be affixed by the Pass
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Through Trustee to each Certificate and (b) to evidence the same percentage
interest (the "Escrow Interest") in the Account Amounts (as defined below) as
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the Fractional

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Undivided Interest in the Pass Through Trust evidenced by the Certificate to
which it is to be affixed. The Escrow Agent shall provide to the Pass Through
Trustee for attachment to each Certificate newly issued under and in accordance
with the Pass Through Trust Agreement an executed Escrow Receipt as the Pass
Through Trustee may from time to time request of the Escrow Agent. Each Escrow
Receipt shall be registered by the Escrow Agent in a register (the "Register")
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maintained by the Escrow Agent in the same name and same manner as the
Certificate to which it is attached and may not thereafter be detached from such
Certificate to which it is to be affixed prior to the distribution of the Final
Withdrawal (the "Final Distribution"). After the Final Distribution, no
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additional Escrow Receipts shall be issued and the Pass Through Trustee shall
request the return to the Escrow Agent for cancellation of all outstanding
Escrow Receipts.

          Section 1.04  Payments to Receiptholders. All payments and
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distributions made to holders of an Escrow Receipt (collectively
"Receiptholders") in respect of the Escrow Receipt shall be made only from
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amounts deposited in the Paying Agent Account (as defined below) ("Account
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Amounts"). Each Receiptholder, by its acceptance of an Escrow Receipt, agrees
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that (a) it will look solely to the Account Amounts for any payment or
distribution due to such Receiptholder pursuant to the terms of the Escrow
Receipt and this Agreement and (b) it will have no recourse to Midway, the Pass
Through Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Escrow Agent, except as expressly
provided herein or in the Pass Through Trust Agreement. No Receiptholder shall
have any right to vote or in any manner otherwise control the operation and
management of the Paying Agent Account or the obligations of the parties hereto,
nor shall anything set forth herein, or contained in the terms of the Escrow
Receipt, be construed so as to constitute the Receiptholders from time to time
as partners or members of an association.

          Section 1.05  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Escrow Receipt. If
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(a) any mutilated Escrow Receipt is surrendered to the Escrow Agent or the
Escrow Agent receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or
theft of any Escrow Receipt and (b) there is delivered to the Escrow Agent and
the Pass Through Trustee such security, indemnity, or bond, as may be required
by them to hold each of them harmless, then, absent notice to the Escrow Agent
or the Pass Through Trustee that such destroyed, lost or stolen Escrow Receipt
has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, and provided that the requirements
of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction are met, the Escrow Agent shall execute, authenticate and deliver,
in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Escrow Receipt, a new Escrow Receipt or Escrow Receipts and of like Escrow
Interest in the Account Amounts and bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding.

          In connection with the issuance of any new Escrow Receipt under this
Section 1.05, the Escrow Agent may require the payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Pass
Through Trustee and the Escrow Agent) connected therewith.

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          Any duplicate Escrow Receipt issued pursuant to this Section 1.05
shall constitute conclusive evidence of the appropriate Escrow Interest in the
Account Amounts, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or
destroyed Escrow Receipt shall be found at any time.

          The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to
the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Escrow Receipts.

          Section 1.06  Additional Escrow Amounts.  On the date of any Purchase
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Withdrawal, the Pass Through Trustee may re-deposit with the Depositary some or
all of the amounts so withdrawn in accordance with Section 2.4 of the Deposit
Agreement.

          Section 1.07  Resignation or Removal of Escrow Agent.  Subject to the
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appointment and acceptance of a successor Escrow Agent as provided below, the
Escrow Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice
thereof to the Pass Through Trustee, but may not otherwise be removed except for
cause by the written consent of the Investors with respect to Investors
representing Escrow Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest
in the Account Amounts (an "Action of Investors"). Upon any such resignation or
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removal, the Investors, by an Action of Investors, shall have the right to
appoint a successor Escrow Agent.  If no successor Escrow Agent shall have been
so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the
retiring Escrow Agent's giving of notice of resignation or the removal of the
retiring Escrow Agent, then the retiring Escrow Agent may appoint a successor
Escrow Agent. Any successor Escrow Agent shall be a bank which has an office in
the United States with a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000.
Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Escrow Agent hereunder by a successor
Escrow Agent, such successor Escrow Agent shall enter into such documents as the
Pass Through Trustee shall require and shall thereupon succeed to and become
vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Escrow
Agent, and the retiring Escrow Agent shall be discharged from its duties and
obligations hereunder.  No resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent shall be
effective unless a written confirmation shall have been obtained from each of
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Rating Group, a division
of McGraw-Hill Inc., that the replacement of the Escrow Agent with the successor
Escrow Agent will not result in (a) a reduction of the rating for the
Certificates below the then current rating for the Certificates or (b) a
withdrawal or suspension of the rating of the Certificates.

          Section 1.08  Persons Deemed Owners.  Prior to due presentment of a
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Certificate for registration of transfer, the Escrow Agent and the Paying Agent
may treat the Person in whose name any Escrow Receipt is registered (as of the
day of determination) as the owner of such Escrow Receipt for the purpose of
receiving distributions pursuant to this Agreement and for all other purposes
whatsoever, and neither the Escrow Agent nor the Paying Agent shall be affected
by any notice to the contrary.

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          Section 1.09  Further Assurances. The Escrow Agent agrees to take such
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actions, and execute such other documents, as may be reasonably requested by the
Pass Through Trustee in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement and
the performance by the Escrow Agent of its obligations hereunder.

          SECTION 2.    Paying Agent.
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          Section 2.01  Appointment of Paying Agent.  The Escrow Agent hereby
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irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Paying Agent to act as its paying agent
hereunder, for such specific purposes and with such powers as are specifically
delegated to the Paying Agent by the terms of this Agreement, together with such
other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Any and all money received
and held by the Paying Agent under this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement shall
be held in the Paying Agent Account for the benefit of the Investors. The Paying
Agent (which term as used in this sentence shall include reference to its
affiliates and its own and its affiliates' officers, directors, employees and
agents): (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set
forth in this Agreement, and shall not by reason of this Agreement be a trustee
for the Escrow Agent; (b) shall not be responsible to the Escrow Agent for any
recitals, statements, representations or warranties of any person other than
itself contained in this Agreement or for the failure by the Escrow Agent or any
other person or entity (other than the Paying Agent) to perform any of its
obligations hereunder (whether or not the Paying Agent shall have any knowledge
thereof); and (c) shall not be responsible for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it hereunder or provided for herein or in connection herewith, except
for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence (or simple negligence in
connection with the handling of funds).

          Section 2.02  Establishment of Paying Agent Account. The Paying Agent
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shall establish a deposit account (the "Paying Agent Account") at Allfirst Bank
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in the name of the Escrow Agent. It is expressly understood by the parties
hereto that the Paying Agent is acting as the paying agent of the Escrow Agent
hereunder and that no amounts on deposit in the Paying Agent Account constitute
part of the Trust Property.

          Section 2.03  Payments from Paying Agent Account. The Escrow Agent
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hereby irrevocably instructs the Paying Agent, and the Paying Agent agrees to
act, as follows:

          (a)  On each Interest Payment Date (as defined in the Deposit
     Agreement) or as soon thereafter as the Paying Agent has confirmed receipt
     in the Paying Agent Account from the Depositary of any amount in respect of
     accrued interest on the Deposits, the Paying Agent shall distribute out of
     the Paying Agent Account the entire amount deposited therein by the
     Depositary. There shall be so distributed to each Receiptholder of record
     on the 15th day (whether or not a Business Day) preceding such Interest
     Payment Date by check mailed to such Receiptholder, at the address
     appearing in the Register, such Receiptholder's pro rata share (based on
     the Escrow Interest in the Account Amounts held by such Receiptholder) of
     the total amount of interest deposited by the Depositary in the Paying
     Agent Account on such

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     date, except that, with respect to Escrow Receipts registered on the Record
     Date in the name of DTC, such distribution shall be made by wire transfer
     in immediately available funds to the account designated by DTC.

          (b)  Upon the confirmation by the Paying Agent of receipt in the
     Paying Agent Account from the Depositary of any amount in respect of the
     Final Withdrawal, the Paying Agent shall forthwith distribute the entire
     amount of the Final Withdrawal deposited therein by the Depositary. There
     shall be so distributed to each Receiptholder of record on the 15th day
     (whether or not a Business Day) preceding the Final Withdrawal Date by
     check mailed to such Receiptholder, at the address appearing in the
     Register, such Receiptholder=s pro rata share (based on the Escrow Interest
     in the Account Amounts held by such Receiptholder) of the total amount in
     the Paying Agent Account on account of such Final Withdrawal, except that,
     with respect to Escrow Receipts registered on the Record Date in the name
     of DTC, such distribution shall be made by wire transfer in immediately
     available funds to the account designated by DTC.

          (c)  If any payment of interest or principal in respect of the Final
     Withdrawal is not received by the Paying Agent within five days of the
     applicable date when due, then it shall be distributed to Receiptholders
     after actual receipt by the Paying Agent on the same basis as a Special
     Payment is distributed under the Pass Through Trust Agreement.

          (d)  The Paying Agent shall include with any check mailed pursuant to
     this Section any notice required to be distributed under the Pass Through
     Trust Agreement that is furnished to the Paying Agent by the Pass Through
     Trustee.

          Section 2.04  Withholding Taxes.  The Paying Agent shall exclude and
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withhold from each distribution of accrued interest on the Deposits (as defined
in the Deposit Agreement) and any amount in respect of the Final Withdrawal any
and all withholding taxes applicable thereto as required by law. The Paying
Agent agrees to act as such withholding agent and, in connection therewith,
whenever any present or future taxes or similar charges are required to be
withheld with respect to any amounts payable in respect of the Deposits (as
defined in the Deposit Agreement) or the escrow amounts, to withhold such
amounts and timely pay the same to the appropriate authority in the name of and
on behalf of the Receiptholders, that it will file any necessary withholding tax
returns or statements when due, and that, as promptly as possible after the
payment thereof, it will deliver to each such Receiptholder appropriate
documentation showing the payment thereof, together with such additional
documentary evidence as such Receiptholder may reasonably request from time to
time. The Paying Agent agrees to file any other information reports as it may be
required to file under United States law.

          Section 2.05  Resignation or Removal of Paying Agent.  Subject to the
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appointment and acceptance of a successor Paying Agent as provided below, the
Paying Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice
thereof to the Escrow Agent, but may not otherwise be

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removed except for cause by the Escrow Agent. Upon any such resignation or
removal, the Escrow Agent shall have the right to appoint a successor Paying
Agent. If no successor Paying Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have
accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Paying Agent's
giving of notice of resignation or the removal of the retiring Paying Agent,
then the retiring Paying Agent may appoint a successor Paying Agent. Any
Successor Paying Agent shall be a bank which has an office in the United States
with a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000. Upon the
acceptance of any appointment as Paying Agent hereunder by a successor Paying
Agent, such successor Paying Agent shall enter into such documents as the Escrow
Agent shall require and shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all
the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Paying Agent, and the
retiring Paying Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder.

          Section 2.06  Notice of Final Withdrawal. Promptly after receipt by
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the Paying Agent of notice that the Escrow Agent has requested a Final
Withdrawal or that a Final Withdrawal will be made, the Paying Agent shall cause
notice of the distribution of the Final Withdrawal to be mailed to each of the
Receiptholders at its address as it appears in the Register. Such notice shall
be mailed not less than 15 days prior to the Final Withdrawal Date. Such notice
shall set forth:

               (i)      the Final Withdrawal Date and the date for determining
          Receiptholders of record who shall be entitled to receive
          distributions in respect of the Final Withdrawal,

               (ii)     the amount of the payment in respect of the Final
          Withdrawal for each $1,000 face amount Certificate (based on
          information provided by the Pass Through Trustee) and the amount
          thereof constituting unused Deposits (as defined in the Deposit
          Agreement) and interest thereon, and

               (iii)    if the Final Withdrawal Date is the same date as a
          Regular Distribution Date, the total amount to be received on such
          date for each $1,000 face amount Certificate (based on information
          provided by the Pass Through Trustee).

          Such mailing may include any notice required to be given to
Certificate holders in connection with such distribution pursuant to the Pass
Through Trust Agreement.

          SECTION 3.    Payments. If, notwithstanding the instructions in
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Section 4 of the Deposit Agreement that all amounts payable to the Escrow Agent
under the Deposit Agreement be paid by the Depositary directly to the Paying
Agent or the Pass Through Trustee (depending on the circumstances), the Escrow
Agent receives any payment thereunder, then the Escrow Agent shall forthwith pay
such amount in Dollars and in immediately available funds by wire transfer to
(a) in the case of a payment of accrued interest on the Deposits (as defined in
the Deposit Agreement) or any Final Withdrawal, directly to the Paying Agent
Account and (b) in the case of any Purchase Withdrawal, directly to the Pass
Through Trustee or its designee as specified and in the manner

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provided in the Applicable Notice of Purchase Withdrawal. The Escrow Agent
hereby waives any and all rights of set-off, combination of accounts, right of
retention or similar right (whether arising under applicable law, contract or
otherwise) it may have against amounts payable to the Paying Agent howsoever
arising.

          SECTION 4.  Other Actions. The Escrow Agent shall take such other
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actions under or in respect of the Deposit Agreement (including, without
limitation, the enforcement of the obligations of the Depositary thereunder) as
the Investors, by an Action of Investors, may from time to time request.

          SECTION 5.  Representations and Warranties of the Escrow Agent. The
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Escrow Agent represents and warrants to Midway, the Investors, the Paying Agent
and the Pass Through Trustee as follows:

               (i)    it is a national banking association duly organized and
          validly existing in good standing under the laws of the United States
          of America;

               (ii)   it has full power, authority and legal right to conduct
          its business and operations as currently conducted and to enter into
          and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Deposit
          Agreement;

               (iii)  the execution, delivery and performance of each of this
          Agreement and the Deposit Agreement have been duly authorized by all
          necessary corporate action on the part of it and do not require any
          stockholder approval, or approval or consent of any trustee or holder
          of any indebtedness or obligations of it, and each such document has
          been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal,
          valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance
          with the terms hereof or thereof except as such enforceability may be
          limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other
          similar laws or equitable principles of general application to or
          affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally (regardless
          of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
          or at law);

               (iv)   no authorization, consent or approval of or other action
          by, and no notice to or filing with, any United States federal or
          state governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the
          execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement or the
          Deposit Agreement;

               (v)    neither the execution, delivery or performance by it of
          this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement, nor compliance with the terms
          and provisions hereof or thereof, conflicts or will conflict with or
          results or will result in a breach or violation of any of the terms,
          conditions or provisions of, or will require any consent or

                                      -9-
<PAGE>

          approval under, any law, governmental rule or regulation or the
          charter documents, as amended, or bylaws, as amended, of it or any
          similar instrument binding on it or any order, writ, injunction or
          decree of any court or governmental authority against it or by which
          it or any of its properties is bound or any indenture, mortgage or
          contract or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
          which it or any of its properties is bound, or constitutes or will
          constitute a default thereunder or results or will result in the
          imposition of any lien upon any of its properties; and

               (iv)   there are no pending or, to its knowledge, threatened
          actions, suits, investigations or proceedings (whether or not
          purportedly on behalf of it) against or affecting it or any of its
          property before or by any court or administrative agency which, if
          adversely determined, (A) would adversely affect the ability of it to
          perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement
          or (B) would call into question or challenge the validity of this
          Agreement or the Deposit Agreement or the enforceability hereof or
          thereof in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, nor is the
          Escrow Agent in default with respect to any order of any court,
          governmental authority, arbitration board or administrative agency so
          as to adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under
          this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement.

          SECTION 6.  Representations and Warranties of the Paying Agent. The
                      --------------------------------------------------
Paying Agent represents and warrants to Midway, the Investors, the Escrow Agent
and the Pass Through Trustee as follows:

               (i)    it is a state-chartered commercial bank duly organized and
          validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of
          Maryland;

               (ii)   it has full power, authority and legal right to conduct
          its business and operations as currently conducted and to enter into
          and perform its obligations under this Agreement;

               (iii)  the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
          has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
          of it and does not require any stockholder approval, or approval or
          consent of any trustee or holder of any indebtedness or obligations of
          it, and such document has been duly executed and delivered by it and
          constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable
          against it in accordance with the terms hereof except as such
          enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
          reorganization or other similar laws or equitable principles of
          general application to or affecting the enforcement of creditors'
          rights generally (regardless of whether such enforceability is
          considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

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               (iv)   no authorization, consent or approval of or other action
          by, and no notice to or filing with, any State of Maryland
          governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the
          execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement;

               (v)    neither the execution, delivery or performance by it of
          this Agreement, nor compliance with the terms and provisions hereof,
          conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach
          or violation of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or will
          require any consent or approval under, any law, governmental rule or
          regulation or the articles of association documents, as amended, or
          bylaws, as amended, of it or any similar instrument binding on it or
          any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental
          authority against it or by which it or any of its properties is bound
          or any indenture, mortgage or contract or other agreement or
          instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
          properties is bound, or constitutes or will constitute a default
          thereunder or results or will result in the imposition of any lien
          upon any of its properties; and

               (vi)   there are no pending or, to its knowledge, threatened
          actions, suits, investigations or proceedings (whether or not
          purportedly on behalf of it) against or affecting it or any of its
          property before or by any court or administrative agency which, if
          adversely determined, (A) would adversely affect the ability of it to
          perform its obligations under this Agreement or (B) would call into
          question or challenge the validity of this Agreement or the
          enforceability hereof in accordance with the terms hereof, nor is the
          Paying Agent in default with respect to any order of any court,
          governmental authority, arbitration board or administrative agency so
          as to adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under
          this Agreement.

          SECTION 7.  Indemnification. Except for actions expressly required of
                      ---------------
the Escrow Agent or the Paying Agent hereunder, each of the Escrow Agent and the
Paying Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act
hereunder unless it shall have been indemnified by the party requesting such
action in a manner reasonably satisfactory to it against any and all liability
and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to
take any such action. In the event Midway requests any amendment to any
Operative Agreement (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), the Pass
Through Trustee, solely to the extent of funds made available by Midway for such
purpose, agrees to pay all reasonable fees and expenses (including, without
limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel) of the Escrow Agent and the
Paying Agent in connection therewith.

          SECTION 8.  Amendment, Etc. Upon request of the Pass Through Trustee
                      ---------------
and approval by an Action of Investors, the Escrow Agent shall enter into an
amendment to this Agreement, so long as such amendment does not adversely affect
the rights or obligations of the Escrow Agent or the Paying Agent, provided that
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upon request of the Pass Through Trustee and

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without any consent of the Investors, the Escrow Agent shall enter into an
amendment to this Agreement for any of the following purposes:

          (1)  to correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement which
     may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein or to cure
     any ambiguity or correct any mistake or to modify any other provision with
     respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement, provided that
                                                                   --------
     any such action shall not materially adversely affect the interests of the
     Investors; or

          (2)  to comply with any requirement of the SEC, applicable law, rules
     or regulations of any exchange or quotation system on which the
     Certificates are listed or any regulatory body; or

          (3)  to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under
     this Agreement of a successor Escrow Agent, successor Paying Agent or
     successor Pass Through Trustee.

          SECTION 9.  Notices.  Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any
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notice or other communication under this Agreement shall be in writing
(including by facsimile) and shall be deemed to be given and effective upon
receipt thereof. All notices shall be sent to (a) in the case of the Investors,
as their respective addresses shall appear in the Register, (b) in the case of
the Escrow Agent, First Union Trust Company, National Association, One Rodney
Square, 920 King Street, Suite 102, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration (Telecopier: (302) 888-7544), (c) in the case of
the Pass Through Trustee, Allfirst Bank, 25 South Charles Street, Mail Code 101-
591, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Attention: Corporate Trust Department
(Telecopier: (410) 244-4236) or (d) in the case of the Paying Agent, Allfirst
Bank, 25 South Charles Street, Mail Code 101-591, Baltimore, Maryland 21201,
Attention:  Corporate Trust Department (Telecopier: (410) 244-4236), in each
case with a copy to Midway, Midway Airlines Corporation, 2801 Slater Road, Suite
200, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560, Attention: General Counsel (Telecopier:
(919) 595-1705) (or at such other address as any such party may specify from
time to time in a written notice to the other parties). On or prior to the
execution of this Agreement, the Pass Through Trustee has delivered to the
Escrow Agent a certificate containing specimen signatures of the representatives
of the Pass Through Trustee who are authorized to give notices and instructions
with respect to this Agreement. The Escrow Agent may conclusively rely on such
certificate until the Escrow Agent receives written notice from the Pass Through
Trustee to the contrary.

          SECTION 10. Transfer.  No party hereto shall be entitled to assign or
                      --------
otherwise transfer this Agreement (or any interest herein) other than (in the
case of the Escrow Agent) to a successor escrow agent under Section 1.06 hereof
or (in the case of the Paying Agent) to a successor paying agent under Section
2.04 hereof, and any purported assignment in violation thereof shall be void.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and (in the case of the Escrow Agent and the Paying Agent) their
respective permitted assigns.

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          SECTION 11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth all of the
                      ----------------
promises, covenants, agreements, conditions and understandings among the Escrow
Agent, the Paying Agent, the Underwriters and the Pass Through Trustee with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements and undertakings, inducements or conditions, express
or implied, oral or written.

          SECTION 12. Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and
                      -------------
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

          SECTION 13. Waiver of Jury Trial Right.  EACH OF THE ESCROW AGENT, THE
                      --------------------------
PAYING AGENT, THE INVESTORS AND THE PASS THROUGH TRUSTEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND
ACCEPTS THAT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

          SECTION 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
                      ------------
more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Escrow Agent, the Paying Agent, the Placement
Agents and the Pass Through Trustee have caused this Escrow and Paying Agent
Agreement (Class A) to be duly executed as of the day and year first above
written.

                         MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED; and SEABURY
                         SECURITIES LLC
                         as Placement Agents

                         By:  MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

                         By:  /s/ Christopher J. Chaput
                              --------------------------------------------
                              Name:  Christopher J. Chaput
                              Title: Principal

                         ALLFIRST BANK, not in its individual capacity, but
                         solely as Pass Through Trustee for and on behalf of
                         Midway Airlines Pass Through Trust 2000-1A

                         By:  /s/ Robert D. Brown
                              --------------------------------------------
                              Name: Robert D. Brown
                              Title: Vice President

                         ALLFIRST BANK, as Paying Agent

                         By:  /s/ Robert D. Brown
                              --------------------------------------------
                              Name: Robert D. Brown
                              Title: Vice President

                         FIRST UNION TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
                         Escrow Agent

                         By:  /s/ Sterling C. Correia
                              --------------------------------------------
                              Name: Sterling C. Correia
                              Title: Vice President

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                    MIDWAY AIRLINES 2000-1A ESCROW RECEIPT

                                     No. _

          This Escrow Receipt evidences a fractional undivided interest in
amounts ("Account Amounts") from time to time deposited into a certain paying
          ---------------
agent account (the "Paying Agent Account") described in the Escrow and Paying
                    --------------------
Agent Agreement (Class A) dated as of September 27, 2000 (as amended, modified
or supplemented from time to time, the "Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement")
                                        ---------------------------------
among First Union Trust Company, National Association, as Escrow Agent (in such
capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Escrow Agent"),
                                                              ------------
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Seabury Securities LLC, as Placement
Agents, Allfirst Bank, as Pass Through Trustee (in such capacity, together with
its successors in such capacity, the "Pass Through Trustee") and Allfirst Bank,
                                      --------------------
as paying agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such
capacity, the "Paying Agent").  Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have
               ------------
the meanings assigned to them in the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement.

          This Escrow Receipt is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement. By virtue of
its acceptance hereof the holder of this Escrow Receipt assents and agrees to be
bound by the provisions of the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement and this Escrow
Receipt.

          This Escrow Receipt represents a fractional undivided interest in
amounts deposited from time to time in the Paying Agent Account, and grants or
represents no rights, benefits or interests of any kind in respect of any assets
or property other than such amounts.  This Escrow Receipt evidences the same
percentage interest in the Account Amounts as the Fractional Undivided Interest
in the Pass Through Trust evidenced by the Certificate to which this Escrow
Receipt is affixed.

          All payments and distributions made to Receiptholders in respect of
the Escrow Receipt shall be made only from Account Amounts deposited in the
Paying Agent Account. The holder of this Escrow Receipt, by its acceptance of
this Escrow Receipt, agrees that it will look solely to the Account Amounts for
any payment or distribution due to it pursuant to this Escrow Receipt and that
it will not have any recourse to Midway, the Pass Through Trustee, the Paying
Agent or the Escrow Agent, except as expressly provided herein or in the Pass
Through Trust Agreement. No Receiptholder of this Escrow Receipt shall have any
right to vote or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of
the Paying Agent Account, nor shall anything set forth herein, or contained in
the terms of this Escrow Receipt, be construed so as to constitute the
Receiptholders from time to time as partners or members of an association.
<PAGE>

          This Escrow Receipt may not be assigned or transferred except in
connection with the assignment or transfer of the Certificate to which this
Escrow Receipt is affixed.  After payment to the holder hereof of its Escrow
Interest in the Final Distribution, upon the request of the Pass Through
Trustee, the holder hereof will return this Escrow Receipt to the Pass Through
Trustee.

          The Paying Agent may treat the person in whose name the Certificate to
which this Escrow Receipt is attached as the owner hereof for all purposes, and
the Paying Agent shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

          THIS ESCROW RECEIPT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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                                      -2-
<PAGE>

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Escrow Agent has caused this Escrow Receipt to
be duly executed.

Dated:  September __, 2000

                                    First Union Trust Company, National
                                    Association, as Escrow Agent

                                    By ________________________________
                                      Name:
                                      Title:

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                            WITHDRAWAL CERTIFICATE
                                   (Class A)

First Union Trust Company, National Association
 as Escrow Agent

Dear Sirs:

          Reference is made to the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement, dated as
of September 27, 2000 (the "Agreement"). We hereby certify to you that the
conditions to the obligations of the undersigned to execute a Participation
Agreement pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement have been satisfied. Pursuant
to Section 1.02(c) of the Agreement, please execute the Notice of Purchase
Withdrawal attached as Annex A hereto and immediately transmit by facsimile to
the Depositary, at Allfirst Bank, Attention: Robert D. Brown and Donald Hargadon
(facsimile no. (410) 244-4236).

          Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Agreement.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    ALLFIRST BANK, not in its individual
                                    capacity but solely as Pass Through Trustee

                                    By ________________________________
                                      Name

Dated: _________________, 200_
<PAGE>

                                                                      ANNEX A to
                                                          WITHDRAWAL CERTIFICATE

                         NOTICE OF PURCHASE WITHDRAWAL

Allfirst Bank
25 South Charles Street
Mail Code 101-591
Baltimore, Maryland
Attention: Robert D. Brown and Donald Hargadon

Telecopier: (410) 244-4236

Gentlemen:

          Reference is made to the Deposit Agreement (Class A) dated as of
September 27, 2000 (the "Deposit Agreement") between First Union Trust Company,
National Association, as Escrow Agent, and Allfirst Bank, as Depositary (the
"Depositary") and to Account No. 76964 (the "Account").

          In accordance with Section 2.3(a) of the Deposit Agreement, the
undersigned hereby requests the withdrawal of $_________ from the Account on
______________.

          The undersigned hereby directs the Depositary to pay the proceeds of
the Deposit to Allfirst Bank, ABA No. 052000113, Account No. 090-02764,
Attention:  Credit Trust Receipts, Reference: Midway 2000 EETC A/C 76964 on
__________, 200_, upon the telephonic request of a representative of the Pass
Through Trustee.

                              First Union Trust Company, National Association
                                as Escrow Agent

                              By__________________________
                               Name:
                               Title:
Dated:  As of [       ]<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11

                       ESCROW AND PAYING AGENT AGREEMENT
                                   (Class B)

                        Dated as of September 27, 2000

                                     among

                FIRST UNION TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                as Escrow Agent

                       MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
                                      and
                            SEABURY SECURITIES LLC

                              as Placement Agents

                                ALLFIRST BANK,
                        not in its individual capacity,
                      but solely as Pass Through Trustee
                             for and on behalf of
                  Midway Airlines Pass Through Trust 2000-1B

                            as Pass Through Trustee

                                      and

                                 ALLFIRST BANK

                                as Paying Agent
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SECTION 1.  Escrow Agent.................................................   2
     Section 1.01.  Appointment of Escrow Agent..........................   2
     Section 1.02.  Instruction; Etc.....................................   3
     Section 1.03.  Initial Escrow Amount; Issuance of Escrow Receipts...   3
     Section 1.04.  Payments to Receiptholders...........................   4
     Section 1.05.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Escrow Receipt..   4
     Section 1.06.  Additional Escrow Amounts............................   5
     Section 1.07.  Resignation or Removal of Escrow Agent...............   5
     Section 1.08.  Persons Deemed Owners................................   5
     Section 1.09.  Further Assurances...................................   6

SECTION 2.  Paying Agent.................................................   6
     Section 2.01.  Appointment of Paying Agent..........................   6
     Section 2.02.  Establishment of Paying Agent Account................   6
     Section 2.03.  Payments from Paying Agent Account...................   6
     Section 2.04.  Withholding Taxes....................................   7
     Section 2.05.  Resignation or Removal of Paying Agent...............   7
     Section 2.06.  Notice of Final Withdrawal...........................   8

SECTION 3.  Payments.....................................................   8

SECTION 4.  Other Actions................................................   9

SECTION 5.  Representations and Warranties of the Escrow Agent...........   9

SECTION 6.  Representations and Warranties of the Paying Agent...........  10

SECTION 7.  Indemnification..............................................  11

SECTION 8.  Amendment, Etc...............................................  11

SECTION 9.  Notices......................................................  12

SECTION 10.  Transfer....................................................  12
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SECTION 11.  Entire Agreement.......................................  13

SECTION 12.  Governing Law..........................................  13

SECTION 13.  Waiver of Jury Trial Right.............................  13

SECTION 14.  Counterparts...........................................  13
</TABLE>

EXHIBIT A      Escrow Receipt

EXHIBIT B      Withdrawal Certificate

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<PAGE>

          ESCROW AND PAYING AGENT AGREEMENT (Class B) dated as of September 27,
2000 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this "Agreement")
                                                                    ---------
among FIRST UNION TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as Escrow Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in
such capacity, the "Escrow Agent"); MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED and
                    ------------
SEABURY SECURITIES LLC, as Placement Agents of the Certificates referred to
below (the "Placement Agents" and together with their respective transferees and
            ----------------
assigns as registered owners of the Certificates, the "Investors") under the
                                                       ---------
Placement Agreement referred to below; ALLFIRST BANK, a Maryland state-chartered
commercial bank, not in its individual capacity except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, but solely as trustee (in such capacity, together with its
successors in such capacity, the "Pass Through Trustee") under the Pass Through
                                  --------------------
Trust Agreement referred to below; and ALLFIRST BANK, a Maryland state-chartered
commercial bank, as paying agent hereunder (in such capacity, together with its
successors in such capacity, the "Paying Agent").
                                  ------------

                              W I T N E S S E T H
                              - - - - - - - - - -

          WHEREAS, Midway Airlines Corporation ("Midway") and the Pass Through
                                                 ------
Trustee have entered into the Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of
September 27, 2000 (together, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Pass Through Trust Agreement")
                                                ----------------------------
relating to Midway Airlines Pass Through Trust 2000-1B (the "Pass Through
                                                             ------------
Trust") pursuant to which the Midway Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-1B
-----
Certificates referred to therein (the "Certificates") are being issued;
                                       ------------

          WHEREAS, Midway and the Placement Agents have entered into a Placement
Agreement dated September 22, 2000 (as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Placement Agreement")
                                                        -------------------
pursuant to which the Pass Through Trustee will issue and sell the Certificates
to the Placement Agents;

          WHEREAS, Midway, the Pass Through Trustee, certain other pass through
trustees and certain other persons concurrently herewith are entering into the
Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the "Note Purchase
                                                           -------------
Agreement"), pursuant to which the Pass Through Trustee has agreed to acquire
---------
from time to time on or prior to the Delivery Period Termination Date (as
defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) equipment notes (the "Equipment Notes")
                                                              ---------------
issued to finance the acquisition of aircraft by Midway, as lessee or as owner,
utilizing a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Certificates (the "Net
                                                                            ---
Proceeds");
--------

          WHEREAS, the Placement Agents and the Pass Through Trustee intend that
the Net Proceeds be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent on behalf of the
Investors, subject to withdrawal upon request by the Pass Through Trustee and
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement for the
purpose of purchasing Equipment Notes, and that pending such
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withdrawal the Net Proceeds be deposited on behalf of the Escrow Agent with
Allfirst Bank, as Depositary (the "Depositary") under the Deposit Agreement,
                                   ----------
dated as of the date hereof between the Depositary and the Escrow Agent relating
to the Pass Through Trust (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Deposit Agreement") pursuant to
                                                -----------------
which, among other things, the Depositary will pay interest for distribution to
the Investors and establish accounts from which the Escrow Agent shall make
withdrawals upon request of and proper certification by the Pass Through
Trustee;

          WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent wishes to appoint the Paying Agent to pay
amounts required to be distributed to the Investors in accordance with this
Agreement; and

          WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pass Through Trust Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the obligations contained herein,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

          SECTION 1.  Escrow Agent.
                      ------------

          Section 1.01  Appointment of Escrow Agent. Each of the Placement
                        ---------------------------
Agents, for and on behalf of each of the Investors, hereby irrevocably appoints,
authorizes and directs the Escrow Agent to act as escrow agent and fiduciary
hereunder and under the Deposit Agreement for such specific purposes and with
such powers as are specifically delegated to the Escrow Agent by the terms of
this Agreement, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Any and all money received and held by the Escrow Agent under this
Agreement or the Deposit Agreement shall be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement is irrevocable
and the Investors' rights with respect to any monies received and held in escrow
by the Escrow Agent under this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement shall only be
as provided under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Deposit
Agreement. The Escrow Agent (which term as used in this sentence shall include
reference to its affiliates and its own and its affiliates' officers, directors,
employees and agents): (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those
expressly set forth in this Agreement; (b) shall not be responsible to the Pass
Through Trustee or the Investors for any recitals, statements, representations
or warranties of any person other than itself contained in this Agreement or the
Deposit Agreement or for the failure by the Pass Through Trustee, the Investors
or any other person or entity (other than the Escrow Agent) to perform any of
its obligations hereunder (whether or not the Escrow Agent shall have any
knowledge thereof); and (c) shall not be responsible for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it hereunder or provided for herein or in connection
herewith, except for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence (or simple
negligence in connection with the handling of funds).

                                      -2-
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          Section 1.02  Instruction; Etc. The Placement Agents, for and on
                        -----------------
behalf of each of the Investors, hereby irrevocably instruct the Escrow Agent,
and the Escrow Agent agrees, (a) to enter into the Deposit Agreement, (b) to
appoint the Paying Agent as provided in this Agreement, (c) upon receipt at any
time and from time to time prior to the Termination Date (as defined below) of a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (a "Withdrawal
                                                              ----------
Certificate") executed by the Pass Through Trustee, together with an attached
-----------
Notice of Purchase Withdrawal in substantially the form of Exhibit A to the
Deposit Agreement duly completed by the Pass Through Trustee (the "Applicable
                                                                   ----------
Notice of Purchase Withdrawal") and the withdrawal to which it relates, a
-----------------------------
"Purchase Withdrawal"), immediately to execute the Applicable Notice of Purchase
 -------------------
Withdrawal as Escrow Agent and transmit it to the Depositary by facsimile
transmission in accordance with the Deposit Agreement; provided that, upon the
                                                       -------- ----
request of the Pass Through Trustee after such transmission, the Escrow Agent
shall cancel such Applicable Notice of Purchase Withdrawal, and (d) if there are
any undrawn Deposits (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) on the "Termination
                                                                   -----------
Date", which shall mean the earlier of (i) November 30, 2001 (provided that, if
----
a labor strike occurs at The Boeing Company prior to such date (a "Labor
                                                                   -----
Strike"), such date shall be extended by adding thereto the number of days that
------
such strike continued in effect (the "Additional Days") and (ii) the day on
                                      ---------------
which the Escrow Agent receives notice from the Pass Through Trustee that the
Pass Through Trustee's obligation to purchase Equipment Notes under the Note
Purchase Agreement has terminated, to give notice to the Depositary (with a copy
to the Paying Agent) substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Deposit
Agreement requesting a withdrawal of all of the remaining Deposits, together
with accrued and unpaid interest on such Deposits to the date of withdrawal, on
the 15/th/ day after the date that such notice of withdrawal is given to the
Depositary (or, if not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) (a
"Final Withdrawal"), provided that if the day scheduled for the Final Withdrawal
 ----------------    --------
in accordance with the foregoing is within 10 days before or after a Regular
Distribution Date, then the Escrow Agent shall request that such requested Final
Withdrawal be made on such Regular Distribution Date (the date of such requested
withdrawal, the "Final Withdrawal Date"). If for any reason the Escrow Agent
                 ---------------------
shall have failed to give the Final Withdrawal Notice to the Depositary on or
before November 30, 2001 (provided that if a Labor Strike occurs, such date
                          --------
shall be extended by the Additional Days) and there are unwithdrawn Deposits on
such date, the Final Withdrawal Date shall be deemed to be December 16, 2001
(provided that if a Labor Strike occurs, such date shall be extended by the
 --------
Additional Days).

          Section 1.03  Initial Escrow Amount; Issuance of Escrow Receipts.  The
                        --------------------------------------------------
Escrow Agent hereby directs the Placement Agents to, and the Placement Agents
hereby acknowledge that on the date hereof they shall, irrevocably deliver to
the Depositary on behalf of the Escrow Agent, an amount in U.S. dollars
("Dollars") and immediately available funds equal to $51,110,000 for deposit on
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behalf of the Escrow Agent with the Depositary in accordance with Section 2.1 of
the Deposit Agreement.  The Placement Agents hereby instruct the Escrow Agent,
upon receipt of such sum from the Placement Agents, to confirm such receipt by
executing and delivering to the Pass Through Trustee an Escrow Receipt in the
form of Exhibit A hereto (an "Escrow Receipt"), (a) to be affixed by the Pass
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Through Trustee to each Certificate and (b) to evidence the same percentage
interest (the "Escrow Interest") in the Account Amounts (as defined below) as
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the Fractional

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Undivided Interest in the Pass Through Trust evidenced by the Certificate to
which it is to be affixed. The Escrow Agent shall provide to the Pass Through
Trustee for attachment to each Certificate newly issued under and in accordance
with the Pass Through Trust Agreement an executed Escrow Receipt as the Pass
Through Trustee may from time to time request of the Escrow Agent. Each Escrow
Receipt shall be registered by the Escrow Agent in a register (the "Register")
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maintained by the Escrow Agent in the same name and same manner as the
Certificate to which it is attached and may not thereafter be detached from such
Certificate to which it is to be affixed prior to the distribution of the Final
Withdrawal (the "Final Distribution"). After the Final Distribution, no
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additional Escrow Receipts shall be issued and the Pass Through Trustee shall
request the return to the Escrow Agent for cancellation of all outstanding
Escrow Receipts.

          Section 1.04  Payments to Receiptholders. All payments and
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distributions made to holders of an Escrow Receipt (collectively
"Receiptholders") in respect of the Escrow Receipt shall be made only from
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amounts deposited in the Paying Agent Account (as defined below) ("Account
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Amounts"). Each Receiptholder, by its acceptance of an Escrow Receipt, agrees
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that (a) it will look solely to the Account Amounts for any payment or
distribution due to such Receiptholder pursuant to the terms of the Escrow
Receipt and this Agreement and (b) it will have no recourse to Midway, the Pass
Through Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Escrow Agent, except as expressly
provided herein or in the Pass Through Trust Agreement. No Receiptholder shall
have any right to vote or in any manner otherwise control the operation and
management of the Paying Agent Account or the obligations of the parties hereto,
nor shall anything set forth herein, or contained in the terms of the Escrow
Receipt, be construed so as to constitute the Receiptholders from time to time
as partners or members of an association.

          Section 1.05  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Escrow Receipt. If
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(a) any mutilated Escrow Receipt is surrendered to the Escrow Agent or the
Escrow Agent receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or
theft of any Escrow Receipt and (b) there is delivered to the Escrow Agent and
the Pass Through Trustee such security, indemnity, or bond, as may be required
by them to hold each of them harmless, then, absent notice to the Escrow Agent
or the Pass Through Trustee that such destroyed, lost or stolen Escrow Receipt
has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, and provided that the requirements
of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction are met, the Escrow Agent shall execute, authenticate and deliver,
in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Escrow Receipt, a new Escrow Receipt or Escrow Receipts and of like Escrow
Interest in the Account Amounts and bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding.

          In connection with the issuance of any new Escrow Receipt under this
Section 1.05, the Escrow Agent may require the payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation
thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Pass
Through Trustee and the Escrow Agent) connected therewith.

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          Any duplicate Escrow Receipt issued pursuant to this Section 1.05
shall constitute conclusive evidence of the appropriate Escrow Interest in the
Account Amounts, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or
destroyed Escrow Receipt shall be found at any time.

          The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to
the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Escrow Receipts.

          Section 1.06  Additional Escrow Amounts.  On the date of any Purchase
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Withdrawal, the Pass Through Trustee may re-deposit with the Depositary some or
all of the amounts so withdrawn in accordance with Section 2.4 of the Deposit
Agreement.

          Section 1.07  Resignation or Removal of Escrow Agent.  Subject to the
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appointment and acceptance of a successor Escrow Agent as provided below, the
Escrow Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice
thereof to the Pass Through Trustee, but may not otherwise be removed except for
cause by the written consent of the Investors with respect to Investors
representing Escrow Interests aggregating not less than a majority in interest
in the Account Amounts (an "Action of Investors"). Upon any such resignation or
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removal, the Investors, by an Action of Investors, shall have the right to
appoint a successor Escrow Agent.  If no successor Escrow Agent shall have been
so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the
retiring Escrow Agent's giving of notice of resignation or the removal of the
retiring Escrow Agent, then the retiring Escrow Agent may appoint a successor
Escrow Agent. Any successor Escrow Agent shall be a bank which has an office in
the United States with a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000.
Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Escrow Agent hereunder by a successor
Escrow Agent, such successor Escrow Agent shall enter into such documents as the
Pass Through Trustee shall require and shall thereupon succeed to and become
vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Escrow
Agent, and the retiring Escrow Agent shall be discharged from its duties and
obligations hereunder.  No resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent shall be
effective unless a written confirmation shall have been obtained from each of
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Rating Group, a division
of McGraw-Hill Inc., that the replacement of the Escrow Agent with the successor
Escrow Agent will not result in (a) a reduction of the rating for the
Certificates below the then current rating for the Certificates or (b) a
withdrawal or suspension of the rating of the Certificates.

          Section 1.08  Persons Deemed Owners.  Prior to due presentment of a
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Certificate for registration of transfer, the Escrow Agent and the Paying Agent
may treat the Person in whose name any Escrow Receipt is registered (as of the
day of determination) as the owner of such Escrow Receipt for the purpose of
receiving distributions pursuant to this Agreement and for all other purposes
whatsoever, and neither the Escrow Agent nor the Paying Agent shall be affected
by any notice to the contrary.

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          Section 1.09  Further Assurances. The Escrow Agent agrees to take such
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actions, and execute such other documents, as may be reasonably requested by the
Pass Through Trustee in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement and
the performance by the Escrow Agent of its obligations hereunder.

          SECTION 2.    Paying Agent.
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          Section 2.01  Appointment of Paying Agent.  The Escrow Agent hereby
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irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Paying Agent to act as its paying agent
hereunder, for such specific purposes and with such powers as are specifically
delegated to the Paying Agent by the terms of this Agreement, together with such
other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Any and all money received
and held by the Paying Agent under this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement shall
be held in the Paying Agent Account for the benefit of the Investors. The Paying
Agent (which term as used in this sentence shall include reference to its
affiliates and its own and its affiliates' officers, directors, employees and
agents): (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set
forth in this Agreement, and shall not by reason of this Agreement be a trustee
for the Escrow Agent; (b) shall not be responsible to the Escrow Agent for any
recitals, statements, representations or warranties of any person other than
itself contained in this Agreement or for the failure by the Escrow Agent or any
other person or entity (other than the Paying Agent) to perform any of its
obligations hereunder (whether or not the Paying Agent shall have any knowledge
thereof); and (c) shall not be responsible for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it hereunder or provided for herein or in connection herewith, except
for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence (or simple negligence in
connection with the handling of funds).

          Section 2.02  Establishment of Paying Agent Account. The Paying Agent
                        -------------------------------------
shall establish a deposit account (the "Paying Agent Account") at Allfirst Bank
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in the name of the Escrow Agent. It is expressly understood by the parties
hereto that the Paying Agent is acting as the paying agent of the Escrow Agent
hereunder and that no amounts on deposit in the Paying Agent Account constitute
part of the Trust Property.

          Section 2.03  Payments from Paying Agent Account. The Escrow Agent
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hereby irrevocably instructs the Paying Agent, and the Paying Agent agrees to
act, as follows:

          (a)  On each Interest Payment Date (as defined in the Deposit
     Agreement) or as soon thereafter as the Paying Agent has confirmed receipt
     in the Paying Agent Account from the Depositary of any amount in respect of
     accrued interest on the Deposits, the Paying Agent shall distribute out of
     the Paying Agent Account the entire amount deposited therein by the
     Depositary. There shall be so distributed to each Receiptholder of record
     on the 15th day (whether or not a Business Day) preceding such Interest
     Payment Date by check mailed to such Receiptholder, at the address
     appearing in the Register, such Receiptholder's pro rata share (based on
     the Escrow Interest in the Account Amounts held by such Receiptholder) of
     the total amount of interest deposited by the Depositary in the Paying
     Agent Account on such

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     date, except that, with respect to Escrow Receipts registered on the Record
     Date in the name of DTC, such distribution shall be made by wire transfer
     in immediately available funds to the account designated by DTC.

          (b)  Upon the confirmation by the Paying Agent of receipt in the
     Paying Agent Account from the Depositary of any amount in respect of the
     Final Withdrawal, the Paying Agent shall forthwith distribute the entire
     amount of the Final Withdrawal deposited therein by the Depositary. There
     shall be so distributed to each Receiptholder of record on the 15th day
     (whether or not a Business Day) preceding the Final Withdrawal Date by
     check mailed to such Receiptholder, at the address appearing in the
     Register, such Receiptholder's pro rata share (based on the Escrow Interest
     in the Account Amounts held by such Receiptholder) of the total amount in
     the Paying Agent Account on account of such Final Withdrawal, except that,
     with respect to Escrow Receipts registered on the Record Date in the name
     of DTC, such distribution shall be made by wire transfer in immediately
     available funds to the account designated by DTC.

          (c)  If any payment of interest or principal in respect of the Final
     Withdrawal is not received by the Paying Agent within five days of the
     applicable date when due, then it shall be distributed to Receiptholders
     after actual receipt by the Paying Agent on the same basis as a Special
     Payment is distributed under the Pass Through Trust Agreement.

          (d)  The Paying Agent shall include with any check mailed pursuant to
     this Section any notice required to be distributed under the Pass Through
     Trust Agreement that is furnished to the Paying Agent by the Pass Through
     Trustee.

          Section 2.04  Withholding Taxes.  The Paying Agent shall exclude and
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withhold from each distribution of accrued interest on the Deposits (as defined
in the Deposit Agreement) and any amount in respect of the Final Withdrawal any
and all withholding taxes applicable thereto as required by law. The Paying
Agent agrees to act as such withholding agent and, in connection therewith,
whenever any present or future taxes or similar charges are required to be
withheld with respect to any amounts payable in respect of the Deposits (as
defined in the Deposit Agreement) or the escrow amounts, to withhold such
amounts and timely pay the same to the appropriate authority in the name of and
on behalf of the Receiptholders, that it will file any necessary withholding tax
returns or statements when due, and that, as promptly as possible after the
payment thereof, it will deliver to each such Receiptholder appropriate
documentation showing the payment thereof, together with such additional
documentary evidence as such Receiptholder may reasonably request from time to
time. The Paying Agent agrees to file any other information reports as it may be
required to file under United States law.

          Section 2.05  Resignation or Removal of Paying Agent.  Subject to the
                        --------------------------------------
appointment and acceptance of a successor Paying Agent as provided below, the
Paying Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice
thereof to the Escrow Agent, but may not otherwise be

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removed except for cause by the Escrow Agent. Upon any such resignation or
removal, the Escrow Agent shall have the right to appoint a successor Paying
Agent. If no successor Paying Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have
accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Paying Agent's
giving of notice of resignation or the removal of the retiring Paying Agent,
then the retiring Paying Agent may appoint a successor Paying Agent. Any
Successor Paying Agent shall be a bank which has an office in the United States
with a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000. Upon the
acceptance of any appointment as Paying Agent hereunder by a successor Paying
Agent, such successor Paying Agent shall enter into such documents as the Escrow
Agent shall require and shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all
the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Paying Agent, and the
retiring Paying Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder.

          Section 2.06  Notice of Final Withdrawal. Promptly after receipt by
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the Paying Agent of notice that the Escrow Agent has requested a Final
Withdrawal or that a Final Withdrawal will be made, the Paying Agent shall cause
notice of the distribution of the Final Withdrawal to be mailed to each of the
Receiptholders at its address as it appears in the Register. Such notice shall
be mailed not less than 15 days prior to the Final Withdrawal Date. Such notice
shall set forth:

               (i)      the Final Withdrawal Date and the date for determining
          Receiptholders of record who shall be entitled to receive
          distributions in respect of the Final Withdrawal,

               (ii)     the amount of the payment in respect of the Final
          Withdrawal for each $1,000 face amount Certificate (based on
          information provided by the Pass Through Trustee) and the amount
          thereof constituting unused Deposits (as defined in the Deposit
          Agreement) and interest thereon, and

               (iii)    if the Final Withdrawal Date is the same date as a
          Regular Distribution Date, the total amount to be received on such
          date for each $1,000 face amount Certificate (based on information
          provided by the Pass Through Trustee).

          Such mailing may include any notice required to be given to
Certificate holders in connection with such distribution pursuant to the Pass
Through Trust Agreement.

          SECTION 3.    Payments. If, notwithstanding the instructions in
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Section 4 of the Deposit Agreement that all amounts payable to the Escrow Agent
under the Deposit Agreement be paid by the Depositary directly to the Paying
Agent or the Pass Through Trustee (depending on the circumstances), the Escrow
Agent receives any payment thereunder, then the Escrow Agent shall forthwith pay
such amount in Dollars and in immediately available funds by wire transfer to
(a) in the case of a payment of accrued interest on the Deposits (as defined in
the Deposit Agreement) or any Final Withdrawal, directly to the Paying Agent
Account and (b) in the case of any Purchase Withdrawal, directly to the Pass
Through Trustee or its designee as specified and in the manner

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provided in the Applicable Notice of Purchase Withdrawal. The Escrow Agent
hereby waives any and all rights of set-off, combination of accounts, right of
retention or similar right (whether arising under applicable law, contract or
otherwise) it may have against amounts payable to the Paying Agent howsoever
arising.

          SECTION 4.  Other Actions. The Escrow Agent shall take such other
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actions under or in respect of the Deposit Agreement (including, without
limitation, the enforcement of the obligations of the Depositary thereunder) as
the Investors, by an Action of Investors, may from time to time request.

          SECTION 5.  Representations and Warranties of the Escrow Agent. The
                      --------------------------------------------------
Escrow Agent represents and warrants to Midway, the Investors, the Paying Agent
and the Pass Through Trustee as follows:

               (i)    it is a national banking association duly organized and
          validly existing in good standing under the laws of the United States
          of America;

               (ii)   it has full power, authority and legal right to conduct
          its business and operations as currently conducted and to enter into
          and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Deposit
          Agreement;

               (iii)  the execution, delivery and performance of each of this
          Agreement and the Deposit Agreement have been duly authorized by all
          necessary corporate action on the part of it and do not require any
          stockholder approval, or approval or consent of any trustee or holder
          of any indebtedness or obligations of it, and each such document has
          been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal,
          valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance
          with the terms hereof or thereof except as such enforceability may be
          limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other
          similar laws or equitable principles of general application to or
          affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally (regardless
          of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
          or at law);

               (iv)   no authorization, consent or approval of or other action
          by, and no notice to or filing with, any United States federal or
          state governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the
          execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement or the
          Deposit Agreement;

               (v)    neither the execution, delivery or performance by it of
          this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement, nor compliance with the terms
          and provisions hereof or thereof, conflicts or will conflict with or
          results or will result in a breach or violation of any of the terms,
          conditions or provisions of, or will require any consent or

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          approval under, any law, governmental rule or regulation or the
          charter documents, as amended, or bylaws, as amended, of it or any
          similar instrument binding on it or any order, writ, injunction or
          decree of any court or governmental authority against it or by which
          it or any of its properties is bound or any indenture, mortgage or
          contract or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
          which it or any of its properties is bound, or constitutes or will
          constitute a default thereunder or results or will result in the
          imposition of any lien upon any of its properties; and

               (vi)   there are no pending or, to its knowledge, threatened
          actions, suits, investigations or proceedings (whether or not
          purportedly on behalf of it) against or affecting it or any of its
          property before or by any court or administrative agency which, if
          adversely determined, (A) would adversely affect the ability of it to
          perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement
          or (B) would call into question or challenge the validity of this
          Agreement or the Deposit Agreement or the enforceability hereof or
          thereof in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, nor is the
          Escrow Agent in default with respect to any order of any court,
          governmental authority, arbitration board or administrative agency so
          as to adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under
          this Agreement or the Deposit Agreement.

          SECTION 6.  Representations and Warranties of the Paying Agent. The
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Paying Agent represents and warrants to Midway, the Investors, the Escrow Agent
and the Pass Through Trustee as follows:

               (i)    it is a state-chartered commercial bank duly organized and
          validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of
          Maryland;

               (ii)   it has full power, authority and legal right to conduct
          its business and operations as currently conducted and to enter into
          and perform its obligations under this Agreement;

               (iii)  the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
          has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
          of it and does not require any stockholder approval, or approval or
          consent of any trustee or holder of any indebtedness or obligations of
          it, and such document has been duly executed and delivered by it and
          constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable
          against it in accordance with the terms hereof except as such
          enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
          reorganization or other similar laws or equitable principles of
          general application to or affecting the enforcement of creditors'
          rights generally (regardless of whether such enforceability is
          considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

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             (iv)     no authorization, consent or approval of or other action
          by, and no notice to or filing with, any State of Maryland
          governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the
          execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement;

             (v)      neither the execution, delivery or performance by it of
          this Agreement, nor compliance with the terms and provisions hereof,
          conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach
          or violation of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or will
          require any consent or approval under, any law, governmental rule or
          regulation or the articles of association documents, as amended, or
          bylaws, as amended, of it or any similar instrument binding on it or
          any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental
          authority against it or by which it or any of its properties is bound
          or any indenture, mortgage or contract or other agreement or
          instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
          properties is bound, or constitutes or will constitute a default
          thereunder or results or will result in the imposition of any lien
          upon any of its properties; and

             (vi)     there are no pending or, to its knowledge, threatened
          actions, suits, investigations or proceedings (whether or not
          purportedly on behalf of it) against or affecting it or any of its
          property before or by any court or administrative agency which, if
          adversely determined, (A) would adversely affect the ability of it to
          perform its obligations under this Agreement or (B) would call into
          question or challenge the validity of this Agreement or the
          enforceability hereof in accordance with the terms hereof, nor is the
          Paying Agent in default with respect to any order of any court,
          governmental authority, arbitration board or administrative agency so
          as to adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under
          this Agreement.

          SECTION 7.  Indemnification. Except for actions expressly required of
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the Escrow Agent or the Paying Agent hereunder, each of the Escrow Agent and the
Paying Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act
hereunder unless it shall have been indemnified by the party requesting such
action in a manner reasonably satisfactory to it against any and all liability
and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to
take any such action. In the event Midway requests any amendment to any
Operative Agreement (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), the Pass
Through Trustee, solely to the extent of funds made available by Midway for such
purpose, agrees to pay all reasonable fees and expenses (including, without
limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel) of the Escrow Agent and the
Paying Agent in connection therewith.

          SECTION 8. Amendment, Etc. Upon request of the Pass Through Trustee
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and approval by an Action of Investors, the Escrow Agent shall enter into an
amendment to this Agreement, so long as such amendment does not adversely affect
the rights or obligations of the Escrow Agent or the Paying Agent, provided that
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upon request of the Pass Through Trustee and

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without any consent of the Investors, the Escrow Agent shall enter into an
amendment to this Agreement for any of the following purposes:

        (1) to correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement which may
     be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein or to cure any
     ambiguity or correct any mistake or to modify any other provision with
     respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement, provided that
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     any such action shall not materially adversely affect the interests of the
     Investors; or

        (2) to comply with any requirement of the SEC, applicable law, rules or
     regulations of any exchange or quotation system on which the Certificates
     are listed or any regulatory body; or

        (3) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under this
     Agreement of a successor Escrow Agent, successor Paying Agent or successor
     Pass Through Trustee.

        SECTION 9. Notices. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any
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notice or other communication under this Agreement shall be in writing
(including by facsimile) and shall be deemed to be given and effective upon
receipt thereof. All notices shall be sent to (a) in the case of the Investors,
as their respective addresses shall appear in the Register, (b) in the case of
the Escrow Agent, First Union Trust Company, National Association, One Rodney
Square, 920 King Street, Suite 102, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration (Telecopier: (302) 888-7544), (c) in the case of
the Pass Through Trustee, Allfirst Bank, 25 South Charles Street, Mail Code 101-
591, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Attention: Corporate Trust Department
(Telecopier: (410) 244-4236) or (d) in the case of the Paying Agent, Allfirst
Bank, 25 South Charles Street, Mail Code 101-591, Baltimore, Maryland 21201,
Attention: Corporate Trust Department (Telecopier: (410) 244-4236), in each case
with a copy to Midway, Midway Airlines Corporation, 2801 Slater Road, Suite 200,
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560, Attention: General Counsel (Telecopier: (919)
595-1705) (or at such other address as any such party may specify from time to
time in a written notice to the other parties). On or prior to the execution of
this Agreement, the Pass Through Trustee has delivered to the Escrow Agent a
certificate containing specimen signatures of the representatives of the Pass
Through Trustee who are authorized to give notices and instructions with respect
to this Agreement. The Escrow Agent may conclusively rely on such certificate
until the Escrow Agent receives written notice from the Pass Through Trustee to
the contrary.

        SECTION 10. Transfer. No party hereto shall be entitled to assign or
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otherwise transfer this Agreement (or any interest herein) other than (in the
case of the Escrow Agent) to a successor escrow agent under Section 1.06 hereof
or (in the case of the Paying Agent) to a successor paying agent under Section
2.04 hereof, and any purported assignment in violation thereof shall be void.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and (in the case of the Escrow Agent and the Paying Agent) their
respective permitted assigns.

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     SECTION 11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth all of the
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promises, covenants, agreements, conditions and understandings among the Escrow
Agent, the Paying Agent, the Underwriters and the Pass Through Trustee with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements and undertakings, inducements or conditions, express
or implied, oral or written.

     SECTION 12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
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construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

     SECTION 13. Waiver of Jury Trial Right. EACH OF THE ESCROW AGENT, THE
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PAYING AGENT, THE INVESTORS AND THE PASS THROUGH TRUSTEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND
ACCEPTS THAT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

     SECTION 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
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counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Escrow Agent, the Paying Agent, the Placement
Agents and the Pass Through Trustee have caused this Escrow and Paying Agent
Agreement (Class B) to be duly executed as of the day and year first above
written.

                               MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED; and
                               SEABURY SECURITIES LLC
                               as Placement Agents

                               By:  MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED

                               By:  /s/ Christopher J. Chaput
                                    -----------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Christopher J. Chaput
                                    Title: Principal

                               ALLFIRST BANK, not in its individual capacity,
                               but solely as Pass Through Trustee for and on
                               behalf of Midway Airlines Pass Through Trust
                               2000-1B

                               By:  /s/ Robert D. Brown
                                    -----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Robert D. Brown
                                    Title: Vice President

                               ALLFIRST BANK, as Paying Agent

                               By:  /s/ Robert D. Brown
                                    -----------------------------------------
                                    Name: Robert D. Brown
                                    Title: Vice President

                               FIRST UNION TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL
                               ASSOCIATION, as Escrow Agent

                               By:  /s/ Sterling C. Correia
                                    -----------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Sterling C. Correia
                                    Title: Vice President

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                    MIDWAY AIRLINES 2000-1B ESCROW RECEIPT

                                     No. _

          This Escrow Receipt evidences a fractional undivided interest in
amounts ("Account Amounts") from time to time deposited into a certain paying
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agent account (the "Paying Agent Account") described in the Escrow and Paying
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Agent Agreement (Class B) dated as of September 27, 2000 (as amended, modified
or supplemented from time to time, the "Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement")
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among First Union Trust Company, National Association, as Escrow Agent (in such
capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Escrow Agent"),
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Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Seabury Securities LLC, as Placement
Agents, Allfirst Bank, as Pass Through Trustee (in such capacity, together with
its successors in such capacity, the "Pass Through Trustee") and Allfirst Bank,
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as paying agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such
capacity, the "Paying Agent"). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have
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the meanings assigned to them in the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement.

          This Escrow Receipt is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement. By virtue of
its acceptance hereof the holder of this Escrow Receipt assents and agrees to be
bound by the provisions of the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement and this Escrow
Receipt.

          This Escrow Receipt represents a fractional undivided interest in
amounts deposited from time to time in the Paying Agent Account, and grants or
represents no rights, benefits or interests of any kind in respect of any assets
or property other than such amounts. This Escrow Receipt evidences the same
percentage interest in the Account Amounts as the Fractional Undivided Interest
in the Pass Through Trust evidenced by the Certificate to which this Escrow
Receipt is affixed.

          All payments and distributions made to Receiptholders in respect of
the Escrow Receipt shall be made only from Account Amounts deposited in the
Paying Agent Account. The holder of this Escrow Receipt, by its acceptance of
this Escrow Receipt, agrees that it will look solely to the Account Amounts for
any payment or distribution due to it pursuant to this Escrow Receipt and that
it will not have any recourse to Midway, the Pass Through Trustee, the Paying
Agent or the Escrow Agent, except as expressly provided herein or in the Pass
Through Trust Agreement. No Receiptholder of this Escrow Receipt shall have any
right to vote or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of
the Paying Agent Account, nor shall anything set forth herein, or contained in
the terms of this Escrow Receipt, be construed so as to constitute the
Receiptholders from time to time as partners or members of an association.
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          This Escrow Receipt may not be assigned or transferred except in
connection with the assignment or transfer of the Certificate to which this
Escrow Receipt is affixed. After payment to the holder hereof of its Escrow
Interest in the Final Distribution, upon the request of the Pass Through
Trustee, the holder hereof will return this Escrow Receipt to the Pass Through
Trustee.

          The Paying Agent may treat the person in whose name the Certificate to
which this Escrow Receipt is attached as the owner hereof for all purposes, and
the Paying Agent shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

          THIS ESCROW RECEIPT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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<PAGE>

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Escrow Agent has caused this Escrow Receipt to
be duly executed.

Dated:  September __, 2000

                                    First Union Trust Company, National
                                    Association, as Escrow Agent

                                    By ________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                            WITHDRAWAL CERTIFICATE
                                   (Class B)

First Union Trust Company, National Association
 as Escrow Agent

Dear Sirs:

          Reference is made to the Escrow and Paying Agent Agreement, dated as
of September 27, 2000 (the "Agreement"). We hereby certify to you that the
conditions to the obligations of the undersigned to execute a Participation
Agreement pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement have been satisfied. Pursuant
to Section 1.02(c) of the Agreement, please execute the Notice of Purchase
Withdrawal attached as Annex A hereto and immediately transmit by facsimile to
the Depositary, at Allfirst Bank, Attention: Robert D. Brown and Donald Hargadon
(facsimile no. (410) 244-4236).

          Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Agreement.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    ALLFIRST BANK, not in its individual
                                    capacity but solely as Pass Through Trustee

                                    By ________________________________
                                       Name

Dated: _________________, 200_
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                                                                      ANNEX A to
                                                          WITHDRAWAL CERTIFICATE

                         NOTICE OF PURCHASE WITHDRAWAL

Allfirst Bank
25 South Charles Street
Mail Code 101-591
Baltimore, Maryland
Attention: Robert D. Brown and Donald Hargadon

Telecopier: (410) 244-4236

Gentlemen:

          Reference is made to the Deposit Agreement (Class B) dated as of
September 27, 2000 (the "Deposit Agreement") between First Union Trust Company,
National Association, as Escrow Agent, and Allfirst Bank, as Depositary (the
"Depositary") and to Account No. 76965 (the "Account").

          In accordance with Section 2.3(a) of the Deposit Agreement, the
undersigned hereby requests the withdrawal of $_________ from the Account on
______________.

          The undersigned hereby directs the Depositary to pay the proceeds of
the Deposit to Allfirst Bank, ABA No. 052000113, Account No. 090-02764,
Attention: Credit Trust Receipts, Reference: Midway 2000 EETC A/C 76965 on
__________, 200_, upon the telephonic request of a representative of the Pass
Through Trustee.

                              First Union Trust Company, National Association
                                as Escrow Agent

                              By__________________________
                                Name:
                                Title:

Dated:  As of [  ]

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