SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2001--Alaska Airlines is extending summer and putting fall on sale with special fares from the state of Alaska to all Alaska Airlines and Horizon destinations in Canada, the Lower 48 and Mexico.

Travel is valid through December 13, 2001 and tickets must be purchased by August 17.

Sample roundtrip airfares are:

                                                                fare
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 Sitka/Orange County .......................................... $329
 Fairbanks/Vancouver, B.C. .................................... $369
 Juneau/Monterey .............................................. $399
 Fairbanks/Los Angeles .........................................$429
 Bethel/Portland ...............................................$439 
 Fairbanks/Phoenix .............................................$449
 Anchorage/Santa Barbara .......................................$459
 Kodiak/Eugene .................................................$479 
 Ketchikan/Mazatlan ........................................... $589
 Anchorage/Reagan Washington National ......................... $599 
 Kotzebue/Las Vegas ........................................... $599
 Anchorage/Cancun ............................................. $739

Portions of some itineraries may include service on code-share partners Horizon Air or American Eagle.

A 21-day advanced purchase is required, plus either a Friday or Saturday night stay. Travel to Mexico has a seven-day advance purchase requirement. The maximum stay allowed is 30 days. All tickets are non-refundable but may be changed for a $50 change fee, plus any applicable changes in fare.

Fares do not include airport passenger-facility charges of up to $18 (amount depends on itinerary) and the federal segment tax of $2.75 per segment (takeoff and landing). Fares to and from Canada do not include U.S. Customs and Immigration fee of U.S $6 and Canadian airport improvement fees (varies by airport). Mexico fares do not include international departure tax and Mexico visitors tax.

Seats are limited and may not be available on all days or flights. All fares are subject to change without notice and other restrictions may apply.

Alaska Airlines was recently voted World's Best Domestic Carrier by readers of Travel+Leisure magazine. For reservations go to www.alaskaair.com, call Alaska's toll-free reservations line at 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522) or call your travel agent.

For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com.

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CONTACT:	Alaska Air
	Jack Walsh, 206/901-8753