Alaska Air Group to Webcast Presentation at Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference

Alaska Air Group, Inc. , the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., today announced it will webcast a presentation given by Bill Ayer, Alaska's chairman,...

Alaska Air Group, Inc. , the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., today announced it will webcast a presentation given by Bill Ayer, Alaska’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, at the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, in New York.

The webcast will be presented live at 9:10 a.m. Eastern time. To participate in the listen-only mode webcast, listeners should access the "Investor Information" section of alaskaair.com several minutes prior to the scheduled start time to allow sufficient time to register.

For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available at alaskaair.com for 30 days.

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air together serve 93 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: maria.koenig@alaskaair.com

SOURCE: Alaska Air Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Media, Caroline Boren, +1-206-392-5101, or investor|analyst,
Shannon Alberts, +1-206-392-5218, both of Alaska Air Group, Inc.