Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and American Airlines Finalize Codeshare Agreement SEATTLE, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and American Airlines finalized a new codeshare agreement that will ultimately provide Alaska andHorizon customers' access to more than 100 new destinations served by American. Starting February 15, Alaska and Horizon will have their "AS" code on American Airlines flights between Seattle and St. Louis and between Los Angeles (LAX) and the following points: Austin, Fort Lauderdale, Newark, New York's Kennedy Airport, St. Louis, Washington's Dulles Airport, Honolulu, Kona, Lihue and Maui. In exchange, American will place its "AA" code on Alaska and Horizon flights within the western United States and Pacific Northwest, an area of the country where American has limited presence, as well as between select transcontinental routes. In total, 30 new destinations will become available to American Airlines customers once the codeshare is fully implemented. "For Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air customers, our expanded partnership with American Airlines is all about more destinations, more frequency and more choice of service than ever before," said Gregg Saretsky, executive vice president of marketing and planning for Alaska. "It benefits passengers by providing a broader range of travel options and strengthens three great carriers with a shared commitment to customer service." "We're excited to bring more new destinations to our customers," said Henry Joyner, American's senior vice president-planning. "These additional destinations will help both business and leisure customers more conveniently fly American. One of the things our customers value about American Airlines is the breadth of our route network. With the launch of our expanded codeshare with Alaska, an already exceptional structure will get even better." The relationship not only benefits customers, but it's also a cost-effective means of generating new traffic and competingmore effectively against airlines that already have larger codeshare networks in place. American and Alaska will continue to offer the ability to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles on one another, a relationship that they've had since 1999. American Airlines is the world's largest carrier. American, American Eagle and the American Connection regional carriers serve more than 250 cities in 40 countries with 3,900 daily flights. American is a founding member of the oneworld Alliance. The nation's ninth largest carrier, Alaska Airlines was named 2003 Technology Leader of the Year by Air Transport World Magazine. Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve 80 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservations visit http://www.alaskaair.com/. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com/ . DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Lou Cancelmi, +1-206-392-5170, or Greg Witter, +1-206-392-5799, both of Alaska Airlines Web site: http://www.alaska-air.com/

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