Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Launch Post-Holiday Sale

/PRNewswire/ — Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air today launched a seven-day sale featuring low fares to most of the carriers’ destinations for travel after the holidays. Tickets must be purchased by Dec. 7, 2009, and travel is valid between Jan. 5 and March 10, 2010. Tickets are available for purchase today at alaskaair.com or horizonair.com (http://www.alaskaair.com/ or http://www.horizonair.com/).

"With low fares to most of our destinations, our customers will be able to stretch their travel budgets even further," said Steve Jarvis, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of marketing, sales and customer experience. "We invite customers to take advantage of these low fares and our great schedules to plan a post-holiday getaway."

  Sample one-way fares:
  $50 between Seattle or Portland, Ore., and:
  --  Burbank, Calif.
  --  Los Angeles
  --  Oakland, Calif.
  --  Ontario, Calif.
  --  Orange County, Calif.
  --  Sacramento, Calif.
  --  San Francisco
  --  San Jose, Calif.
  --  Santa Rosa, Calif.


  $75 between Seattle or Portland and:
  --  Denver
  --  Fresno, Calif.
  --  Las Vegas
  --  Palm Springs, Calif.
  --  Phoenix
  --  Reno, Nev.
  --  San Diego
  --  Santa Barbara, Calif.


  $75 between Seattle and:
  --  Bozeman, Mont.
  --  Billings, Mont.
  --  Great Falls, Mont.
  --  Helena, Mont.
  --  Kalispell, Mont.
  --  Missoula, Mont.


  $100 between Seattle and:
  --  Atlanta
  --  Austin, Texas
  --  Boston
  --  Chicago
  --  Dallas
  --  Houston
  --  Minneapolis/St. Paul
  --  Newark, NJ


  $100 between Los Angeles and:
  --  Washington, D.C.


  $125 between Seattle and:
  --  Washington, D.C.

The airlines are calling the fare sale "Hot Deals On Ice," with print ads featuring celebrated speed skater Apolo Ohno. Alaska Airlines is sponsoring Ohno in his quest for winter gold in Vancouver, British Columbia, next year. Travelers can "Follow Apolo" at www.followapolo.com (http://www.followapolo.com/) to view behind-the-scenes training videos and sign up to receive e-mail updates from Ohno.

Tickets require a 14-day advance purchase, except for travel to and from Mexico. A complete list of fares is available at alaskaair.com or horizonair.com or by calling (800) ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 or TTY/TDD line 800-392-0228).

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group , together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 and 2009 North America Airline Satisfaction Studies(SM). For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.

Fare rules: Tickets must be purchased by Dec. 7, 2009, for travel between Jan. 5 and March 10, 2010. A 14-day advance purchase is required, except for travel to and from Mexico. Blackout dates for travel to and from all cities, except Mexico, are: Feb. 11-12 and Feb. 15, 2010. Blackout dates for travel to Mexico are: Feb. 12-13, 2010. Travel is permitted Monday through Thursday and Saturday only, except for travel to and from Mexico, which is valid daily. Travelers are responsible for the following taxes and fees, as applicable: Airport Passenger Facility charges of up to $9 (amount depends on itinerary), Federal Segment Tax of $3.60 per segment (takeoff and landing) and U.S. Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement. All taxes and fees shown are based on one-way travel and may be doubled if traveling roundtrip. Some flights may be operated by or in conjunction with Horizon Air or an alliance partner.

Other important information: Tickets purchased at an Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air airport location or through an Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air reservation call center will cost $15 more per person than the advertised fare. Tickets are nonrefundable but can be changed. Changes made at alaskaair.com or horizonair.com incur a $75 per person change fee and any difference in fare. Ticket changes made through an Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air reservation call center or airport ticket counter incur a $100 (USD) per person change fee or a $125 (USD) per person change fee if originally booked through a travel agent and changed through an Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air reservation call center or ticket counter, and any difference in fare. Tickets must be purchased within 24 hours of making a reservation. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or all days. Baggage fees of $15 for the first bag and $25 for the second bag apply. Additional fees apply to check more than two bags or for overweight or oversized items. If travel is solely within the state of Alaska, passengers can check up to three bags free of charge. Additional fees apply to check overweight or oversized items. See checked baggage policy at alaskaair.com for more details.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: barb.johnson@alaskaair.com

SOURCE: Alaska Airlines