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What:       Inaugural ceremonies to mark the beginning of Horizon
            Air's new nonstop service to Boise.

Where:      Sacramento International Airport, Gate 27

When:       Monday, Feb. 4, 2002 from 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Why:        "This new service to Boise, coupled with the recent
            initiation of Palm Springs service, shows that Horizon Air
            recognizes the dynamic nature of Sacramento's air service
            market," noted Hardy Acree, director of airports for the
            Sacramento County Airport System. "We look forward to the
            ongoing success of Horizon at Sacramento International
            Airport."

            "The Sacramento-Boise nonstop service is one
            of our most frequently-requested new routes," said Patrick
            Zachwieja, Horizon Air vice president of marketing and
            planning. "We're delighted to be making travel between
            these two important cities easier for our customers."

Flights:    Sacramento-Boise flights will depart Sacramento at 6 a.m.
            every day except Sunday and at 2:15 p.m. daily.
            Boise-Sacramento flights will depart Boise at 1:10 p.m. 
            daily and at 8:30 p.m. every day except Saturday.

Etc:

    The 95-minute flights will cut in half the shortest air travel
time currently available between Sacramento and Boise.

    Horizon Air is the only airline to offer nonstop service between
the capitals of California and Idaho.

    The new service will be routed from Sacramento to Boise to Spokane
and return twice daily, providing an additional benefit of new
one-stop, same-plane service between Sacramento and Spokane.

    Sacramento-Boise flights will be operated with new, 70-seat Q400
high-speed turboprops.

    Horizon Air has served Sacramento since 1994 and currently offers
nonstop jet service from Sacramento to Portland. Horizon recently
announced new nonstop jet service to Palm Springs from Jan. 6 to April
28, 2002. Horizon's sister company, Alaska Airlines, offers nonstop
jet service to Seattle.

    Horizon Air operates flights to cities throughout California,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia.
Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group,
Inc. 

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