SEATTLE, Apr 11, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Get a jump on summer with fares up to 30 percent off the regular price at Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK).

These low fares are available for tickets purchased by April 18 for travel through June 13.

Plus, save an additional 5 percent when you purchase these fares online at alaskaair.com.

Sample fares each way, based on round-trip purchase, include:

                                                                Fare
Between                                                       Each Way
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San Francisco and Seattle, Spokane or Portland                    $79
Oakland and Seattle, Spokane or Portland                          $79
San Jose and Seattle, Spokane or Portland                         $79
Spokane and Los Angeles, Burbank or Phoenix                       $99
Seattle and Orange County or Tucson                               $99
Portland and Ontario, Calif., or San Diego                        $99
Seattle and Denver (New nonstops begin April 28)                 $129
Seattle or Portland and Boston (Daily nonstop from Seattle)      $169
Seattle or Portland and D.C. (Daily nonstops from Seattle to
 Dulles and Reagan National)                                     $169
Seattle or Portland and Los Cabos                                $159
Seattle or Portland and Puerto Vallarta                          $169

These special fares are available for travel between noon Monday and noon Thursday, as well as 2 p.m. through 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Fares require a seven-day advance purchase and a two-night minimum stay. A 30-day maximum stay is allowed.

Fares to Boston and Washington, D.C. are available only for travel Monday through Thursday, and require a Friday or Saturday night stay.

Fares to Mexico are available for southbound travel Sunday through Wednesday and northbound travel Tuesday through Friday. Blackout dates to Mexico apply.

Sample fares do not include passenger facility charges of up to $18 depending on itinerary, federal segment fee of $3 per takeoff and landing, and September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement (up to $10).

Fares to Mexico do not include international departure taxes of approximately $28, U.S. transportation tax of $26, and Mexico visitors tax of approximately $20 (fluctuates with the dollar-peso exchange rate).

All tickets are changeable for a $50 change fee, plus any applicable change in fares.

Seats are limited and other restrictions may apply.

The 5 percent online discount applies to new purchases of published fares made at alaskaair.com or horizonair.com for flights numbered 1 through 999 and 2000 through 2999. Discount applies to fare level prior to taxes, fees, and surcharges.

For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com, call Alaska's toll-free reservations line at 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522), or call your travel agent. For news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com.

The nation's ninth largest carrier, Alaska celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. The carrier was recently ranked No. 1 in the annual Airline Quality Ratings compiled by the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Wichita State University. And readers of Travel+Leisure magazine recently named Alaska the "World's Best Domestic Airline."

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