Alaska Airlines Provides Antidote for Spring Fever.

Business Editors, Travel Writers

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2002

Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK) is providing the cure for spring fever with savings of up to 30 percent off travel through June 7.

And to help the medicine go down, save an additional 10 percent on these and other fares when you buy your tickets online at alaskaair.com.

Tickets must be purchased by January 16. Sample one-way fares, based on round-trip purchase (prior to the 10 percent online discount) are:

 Between                                               Fare Each Way
 -------                                               -------------
 Palm Springs and San Francisco or San Jose(a)             $49
 Sacramento and Seattle                                    $59(c)
 Phoenix and Vancouver                                     $85(c)
 Portland or Seattle and Los Angeles                       $89(c)
 Las Vegas and Seattle or Portland                         $95
 San Diego or Burbank and Spokane                          $99
 Phoenix and Seattle or Spokane                            $99
 Los Angeles and Calgary(b)                               $131(c)
 Seattle or Portland and Washington, D.C                  $149
 Los Angeles or San Diego and Los Cabos                    $99
 San Francisco or San Jose and Puerto Vallarta            $169
 Seattle or Portland and Cancun                           $340

(a) Seasonal service between Palm Springs and San Jose begins February
    10.
(b) Nonstop Los Angeles/Calgary service begins February 8. Prior to
    that date, a portion of service is on Horizon Air.
(c) Travel valid all days of the week.

Fares between U.S. destinations are for travel Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday. Fares to Mexico are valid for travel southbound Sunday through Wednesday, and northbound Tuesday through Friday.

Seven-day advance purchase and a two-night minimum stay is required on all U.S. and Canadian fares. Fares to Washington, D.C. require a Friday or Saturday night stay. And a 30-day maximum stay applies to all fares to Mexico.

Tickets can be changed for a $50 fee, plus any applicable difference in fare. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights and days. Travel to Mexico is subject to blackout dates.

Sample fares do not include passenger facility charges of up to $18, the federal segment tax of up to $3 per takeoff and landing or international taxes. To Mexico, international departure taxes of approximately $28, U.S. transportation tax of $26 and Mexico visitors tax of approximately $20 apply. To Canada, Canadian airport improvement fees, which vary by airport, and U.S. immigration fee of $6 apply.

Fares quoted at alaskaair.com are in U.S. currency. The 10 percent online discount applies only to new purchases made at alaskaair.com and horizonair.com, for flights numbered 1 through 999 and 2000 through 2999. The online discount applies to fare level prior to taxes, fees, and surcharges.

Other restrictions may apply.

Alaska Airlines was recently voted "World's Best Domestic Airline" by readers of Travel+Leisure magazine. Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve 80 cities in the Lower 48, Alaska, Canada and Mexico.

For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com.