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WHAT:   Inaugural ceremonies to mark the beginning of Horizon Air's
        new nonstop jet service from Tucson to Portland and San Jose.

WHERE:  Tucson International Airport, Gate 5

WHEN:   Monday, Feb. 11, 2002, starting at 11:30 a.m.

WHO:    Bonnie Allin, President and CEO-Elect, Tucson International
         Airport 
        The Honorable Carol West, Vice Mayor, City of Tucson
        Patrick Zachwieja, Horizon Air Vice President, Marketing and
         Planning

WHY:    "Horizon's new service to Portland and San Jose, coupled with
        Alaska's service is something we've worked to obtain for 10
        years," said Wally Burg, Airport President and CEO. "This new
        service will help Tucson's economic development interest."

HOW:    The Tucson-Portland flight departs Tucson daily at
        12:40 p.m. The Portland-Tucson flight departs Portland
        daily at 1:40 p.m. The two-hour-and-40-minute nonstop
        flight cuts about two hours off the shortest air travel
        time previously available between Tucson and Portland.

        The Tucson-San Jose flights depart Tucson at 7:50 a.m. daily
        except Sunday and 5:55 p.m. daily except Saturday. The San
        Jose-Tucson flights depart San Jose at 9:20 a.m. daily except
        Sunday and 7:25 p.m. daily except Saturday. Flight time is two
        hours each way.

ETC:

    --  From Horizon's Portland hub, passengers can make easy
        connections to Horizon nonstop flights to Boise, Eugene,
        Eureka, Klamath Falls, Medford, North Bend/Coos Bay,
        Pasco/Tri-Cities, Pendleton, Redding, Redmond/Bend,
        Sacramento, Spokane and Vancouver, B.C.

    --  Horizon Air is the only airline to offer nonstop service
        between Tucson and Portland/San Jose.

    --  The flights will be operated with new, 70-seat CRJ-700
        regional jets. Horizon is the first airline in North America
        to operate the CRJ-700, one of the world's quietest
        commercially operated jet aircraft. The jet has far less noise
        and fuel emissions than required by even the most
        environmentally sensitive airports.

    --  Interviews will be held after the presentations.

Horizon Air serves 41 cities throughout Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia. Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, Inc.

R.S.V.P. Cheryl Temple, 206/431-4672

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