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`Plan for Departure' With Alaska Airlines 2002-03 Permanent Fund Dividend Sale.


Business Editors

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2002

It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a  to "Plan For Departure" as Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport.  (NYSE NYSE

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) announces its Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD PFD
abbr.
personal flotation device
) fare sale to the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico.

And new this year, PFD fares can be purchased by non-residents for travel to selected destinations served in the state of Alaska.

These special fares are available for immediate purchase and do not require a PFD batch card or check stub Noun 1. check stub - the part of a check that is retained as a record
counterfoil, stub

record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a
. Plus, there's no limit to the number of tickets purchased, so customers can spend some, all or more than the amount of their individual PFD check.

Sample Permanent Fund Dividend round-trip fares:

                                                             North &
                                                  Southeast  Central
To/From:                                            Alaska   Alaska**
--------                                            ------   --------
Washington, Oregon or Idaho                          $279      $379
California, Nevada, Arizona, Montana,
British Columbia or Alberta                          $379      $479
Chicago, Denver                                      $459      $479
Boston, Miami, New York/Newark, Washington, D.C.*    $499      $499
Mexico -- including Cancun                           $599      $599

*   New York/Newark service begins Oct. 28, Miami on Nov. 21.

Southeast Alaska includes: Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Wrangell,
Petersburg, Yakutat, and Cordova.

North & Central Alaska includes: Anchorage, Fairbanks. Bethel, Kodiak,
Nome, Kotzebue, and Barrow. ** Travel must originate from Dillingham,
Dutch Harbor, and King Salmon. No travel to/from Prudhoe Bay.



Great fares are available for in-state travel to Anchorage Anchorage (ăng`kərĭj), city (1990 pop. 226,338), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. , Fairbanks and Juneau at 35 percent off the everyday lowest excursion fare. Special PFD fares are also available to other destinations including Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, and Philadelphia via connections with airline partners, American Airlines American Airlines

Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the
, Continental Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines is the 11th largest commercial airline in the United States. It is the largest airline based in the State of Hawai'i and is commonly referred to by the acronym "HAL".  and Northwest Airlines.

Fares require a 14-day advance purchase and a Friday or Saturday night stay. Tickets must be purchased by November 6 and travel completed by Sept. 7, 2003. A maximum stay of 90 days is allowed. Seats are limited for these special fares and may not be available on all flights or on all days. Fares may not be combined with any other discount.

Tickets are nonrefundable but may be changed one time at no charge and any applicable changes in fare, provided the change is made prior to outbound travel. Additional changes can be made for a $50 change fee, plus any applicable changes in fare.

Sample fares do not include passenger facility charges of up to $18, the federal segment tax of $3 per takeoff and landing your itinerary, or September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement (up to $10). For Canada, Canadian airport improvement fees An Airport Improvement Fee or Embarkation Fee or Airport Tax or Service charge or Service fee is an additional fee charged to departing and connecting passengers at an airport. , which vary by airport, and U.S. immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important.  fee of $6 also apply. For Mexico, international departure taxes of approximately $28, U.S. transportation tax of $26 and Mexico visitors tax of approximately $20 also apply. Prices subject to change without notice.

For reservations visit www.alaskaair.com, call Alaska's toll-free reservation line at 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522) or see your travel agent.

First-time customers at www.alaskaair.com will earn 5,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles with their initial purchase. And all customers can earn 1,000 bonus Mileage Plan miles with each online ticket purchase. (Sorry -- itineraries with segments on other carriers cannot be booked or purchased online at this time.)

Together, Alaska and Horizon serve 80 cities in Alaska, Canada, Mexico and the Lower 48. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com.
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