Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air Offer Fall Fare Sale

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have launched a fall sale featuring low fares to many of the carriers’ destinations in the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico.

Tickets must be purchased by Aug. 31 for travel from Sept. 8 through Oct. 5, 2010, to Mexico and from Sept. 8 through Dec. 15, 2010, for all other markets. A 14-day advance purchase is required, except for service to Hawaii and Mexico. Day-of-week travel restrictions apply, except for Hawaii, Mexico and intra-Alaska travel.

               Sample one-way fares:
  Between                                  One-way fare
  -------                                  ------------
  Portland, Ore., and Sacramento, Calif.                 $59*
  Seattle and San Francisco, San Jose and
   Oakland, Calif.                                       $69*
  Portland and Phoenix                                   $79*
  Spokane, Wash., and Los Angeles                        $99*
  Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles                     $119*
  San Jose and Los Cabos, Mexico                        $139*
  Ketchikan, Alaska, and Seattle                        $189*
  *See terms and conditions below for more
   information

Flights are available for booking today at alaskaair.com and horizonair.com or by calling 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 or TTY/TDD line 800-392-0228).

Terms and conditions for one-way fares: Tickets must be purchased by Aug. 31, 2010, for travel starting Sept. 8, 2010. Fares must be purchased 14 days in advance, except for travel to Hawaii and Mexico. All travel must be completed by Dec. 15, except for Mexico, which must be completed by Oct. 5, 2010. Prices listed are good for travel on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday only, except for Mexico, Hawaii and intra-Alaska. Blackout dates for travel are Nov. 20-30, 2010. Some markets may not operate daily service. More information is available on alaskaair.com or horizonair.com.

General terms and conditions: Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or all days. A ticket purchased at an Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air airport location or through a reservation call center will cost $15 more per person than the advertised fare. 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 $3.70 per segment (takeoff and landing) and Sept. 11 Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement.

Additional fees for Mexico travel: U.S. Immigration User Fee of $7, U.S. Aphis Fee of $5, U.S. International Transportation Tax of $16.10, Mexico International Departure Tax of up to $33 (fluctuates with dollar-peso exchange rate), Mexico Tourism Tax of up to $24 (fluctuates with dollar-peso exchange rate) and Mexico Transportation Tax of 4 percent of the fare (fluctuates with dollar-peso exchange rate). Additional U.S. taxes may apply to itineraries involving a U.S. stopover lasting more than 12 hours.

All taxes and fees shown are based on one-way travel and may be doubled if traveling roundtrip. All fares, taxes and fees are in U.S. dollars and are subject to change without notice and other restrictions apply. Tickets are nonrefundable. 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 per person change fee and any difference in fare. A $20 baggage fee will apply for each of the first three bags. Additional fees apply to check more than three bags and for overweight or oversized items. See checked baggage policy at alaskaair.com for more details.

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, 2009 and 2010 North America Airline Satisfaction Studies(SM). For reservations, visit alaskaair.com or horizonair.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 Airlines