SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002--No need to wait for warmer weather: Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK) is providing great low fares for travel through June 6 to warmer climes, including Alaska's newest cities, Boston, Denver and Washington, D.C.

Four fare levels are available from most cities served by Alaska Airlines in the state of Alaska to 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 to other select cities.

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

Tickets must be purchased by April 4. Round-trip fares for each zone are:

                                      Zone 1   Zone 2  Zone 3   Zone 4
                                      ------   ------  ------   ------

 Anchorage/Juneau/Ketchikan/Sitka......$379.....$429....$379.....$459
 Petersburg/Wrangell/Yakutat/Cordova

 Fairbanks.............................$409.....$449....$439.....$479

 Bethel/Kodiak/Dillingham..............$449.....$489....$609.....$709
        King Salmon

 Barrow/Nome/Kotzebue/Dutch Harbor.....$549.....$589....$619.....$719


Zone 1 - Washington/Oregon/Idaho/Vancouver
Zone 2 - California/Nevada/Arizona/Montana/Denver(a) and Canada,
except for Vancouver
Zone 3 - Chicago
Zone 4 - Washington D.C./Boston(b) and codeshare(c) flights to other
cities in the East and Midwest.

    (a) Service to Denver begins April 28

    (b) Service to Boston begins April 4

    (c) Codeshare flights may be on American, Continental or Northwest

Travel may originate in either direction for all cities except King Salmon, Dillingham and Dutch Harbor. The outbound flight must originate in those cities.

A seven-day advance purchase and a Friday or Saturday-night stay are required. April 1 is the first day for travel, and travel must be completed by June 6.

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 $2.50 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 to 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://newsroom.alaskaair.com.

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