Alaska Airlines Announces Special Savings on Mileage Plan Award Travel for Alaskans

Alaska Airlines is making free travel even freer for Alaskans planning to redeem Mileage Plan travel awards this spring. Starting today, residents of the state of Alaska can get a discount when...

Alaska Airlines is making free travel even freer for Alaskans planning to redeem Mileage Plan travel awards this spring. Starting today, residents of the state of Alaska can get a discount when they redeem both Peak and Saver Mileage Plan awards for travel from select cities to Seattle and Chicago.

The offer must be booked by June 1, 2005, and is valid for travel between April 25 and June 8, 2005. And it’s only available online at alaskaair.com.

With the offer, Mileage Plan members can redeem a Coach Peak Award for 33,000 miles, instead of 40,000 miles, and a Coach Saver Award for 13,000 miles, instead of 20,000 miles.

"We are pleased to be offering this discount to our frequent travelers in the state of Alaska," said Ann Ardizzone, the airline’s managing director of marketing programs. "This will allow them to travel to Seattle or Chicago for 7,000 miles less than the normal award levels, which is truly a great deal."

The offer is valid for travel from Anchorage, Fairbanks, Adak, Bethel, Nome, Kotzebue, Dillingham, Dutch Harbor, Kodiak, Barrow, Cordova, Yakutat, Juneau, Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan.

To qualify, travelers must be members of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan and must redeem their miles online at alaskaair.com. Under the Mileage Plan, Peak Travel Awards are valid on any flight, any day as long as space is available. Saver Travel Awards are limited and may not be available on all flights.

Alaska Airlines, the nation’s ninth largest carrier, and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve 88 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservations visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com/ .

SOURCE: Alaska Airlines

CONTACT: Caroline Boren, +1-206-392-5799, or Sam Sperry,
+1-206-392-5038, both of Alaska Airlines