SEATTLE, Mar 18, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A springtime get-away to America's Last Frontier just got easier with Alaska Airlines' (NYSE:ALK) spring fares to Alaska from the Lower 48 contiguous states and Canada.

The special fares include flights from Alaska Airline's newest cities, Boston, Denver and Washington, D.C.

Four fare levels are available to most cities served by Alaska Airlines in the state of Alaska from all of the carrier's destinations in Canada and the Lower 48, including cities served by Alaska's sister carrier, Horizon Air, and codeshare flights from other select cities.

Tickets must be purchased by April 4 for travel between April 1 and June 6.

One-way fares based on roundtrip purchase between the following cities and each zone in Alaska are:

                                    Zone 1   Zone 2   Zone 3   Zone 4
                                    ------   ------   ------   ------
Washington/Oregon/Idaho/Vancouver     $190     $215     $190     $230
California/Nevada/Arizona/Montana/
Denver(a) and Canada, except for
Vancouver                             $205     $225     $220     $240
Chicago                               $225     $245     $305     $355
Washington D.C./Boston(b)
and codeshare(c) flights
from other cities in the
East and Midwest                      $275     $295     $310     $360
	   Zone 1 --
Anchorage/Juneau/Ketchikan/Sitka/Petersburg/Wrangell/Yakutat/Cordova
	   Zone 2 -- Fairbanks
	   Zone 3 -- Bethel/Kodiak
	   Zone 4 -- Barrow/Nome/Kotzebue
	   (a) Service from Denver begins April 28
	   (b) Service from Boston begins April 4
	   (c) Codeshare flights may be on American, Continental or Northwest

Travel from Boston or Denver by June 15 and earn double Mileage Plan miles.

Travel may originate in either direction. A 7-day advance purchase and a Friday or Saturday-night stay are required. Tickets can be changed for a $50 fee, plus any applicable difference in fare. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights and days.

Sample fares do not include airport passenger facility charges of up to $18; the federal segment tax of up to $3 per takeoff and landing; or the September 11th Security Fee of $250 per enplanement, up to $10. Fares to Canada do not include U.S. customs and immigration fee of $6 and Canadian airport improvement fees, which vary by airport. Double miles from Boston and Denver are valid on qualifying paid flights operated by Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air and flown by June 15 and credited to the Mileage Plan. Double miles apply only for the flight segments originating or terminating in Boston or Denver. All Mileage Plan program guidelines apply Other restrictions may apply.

Alaska Airlines was voted "World's Best Domestic Airline" by readers of Travel+Leisure magazine. Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve 80 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico.

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

CONTACT:          Alaska Airlines
                  Jack Walsh, 206/901-8753
                  or
                  Jack Evans, 206/433-3134

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