Alaska Airlines Announces Permanent Fund Dividend Fares No Friday or Saturday Night Stay Required SEATTLE, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines' popular Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) fares are now on sale offering low fares and even more flexibility than last year's offer. And, in step with Alaska's new Common Sense pricing, the PFD fares don't require a Friday or Saturday night stay. The fares represent savings of up to 35 percent off the lowest everyday excursion fare for in-state travel to and from Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau and even more savings on select routes to and from the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. The fares are also available for travel from outside Alaska to most destinations within Alaska. Alaska Airlines' PFD Fares are available for immediate purchase and don't require a PFD batch card or check stub. Tickets must be purchased by November 4, 2004 and travel completed by September 6, 2005. The fares are designed to be booked in advance. However realizing that customers oftentimes need to change plans, the airline allows one itinerary change with no change fee. Additionally, the fares boast no blackouts, no charge for peak-day or seasonal travel, no red-eye requirements, no fuel surcharges and no maximum stay. Travelers can save an additional $10 roundtrip when tickets are purchased online using a MyAlaskaAir account at http://www.alaskaair.com/ for travel complete by December 15, 2004. Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members will also rack up an additional 1,000 bonus miles for their purchase on alaskaair.com. Sample Alaska Airlines PFD fares, roundtrip, include: Southeast Alaska -- Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Wrangell, Petersburg, Yakutat, and Cordova to: Round-trip Fare Anchorage, Fairbanks or Juneau -- Based on lowest everyday excursion fare. 35% off Washington, Oregon or Idaho destinations $299 California, Nevada, Arizona, or Montana destinations $389 British Columbia or Alberta destinations $399 Denver or Chicago $469 Boston, New York/Newark, Miami, Orlando, or Washington D.C. $499 Mexico destinations $599 Other Code-share destinations in Midwest and East $599 Central & Northern Alaska -- Anchorage, Fairbanks, Bethel, Kodiak, Nome, Kotzebue, Barrow, King Salmon, Dillingham, Dutch Harbor and Adak to: Round-trip Fare Anchorage, Fairbanks or Juneau -- Based on lowest everyday excursion fare. 35% off Washington, Oregon or Idaho destinations $389 California, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, British Columbia or Alberta destinations $489 Denver or Chicago $489 Boston, New York/Newark, Miami, Orlando, or Washington D.C. $499 Mexico destinations $599 Other Code-share destinations in Midwest and East $599 Fares are roundtrip, see below for tax/fees details. PFD fare rules are as follows: -- Fares require a 14-day advance purchase and one night minimum stay. Flights available via code-share connections may require a Saturday night stay and/or maximum stay of 30 days. Fares may not be combined with any other discount. Seats are limited for these special fares and may not be available on all flights or on all days. Tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable. -- Sample fares do not include airport passenger facility charges of up to $18, federal segment tax of $3.10 per takeoff and landing, or September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement (up to $10). Additionally for Canada, Canadian airport improvement fees, which vary by airport, Canadian security fee of $9, GST tax of less than $2 (varies by airport), and U.S. immigration fee of $7 apply. Additionally for Mexico, U.S. immigration user fee of $7, U.S. APHIS fee of $3.10, U.S. international transportation tax of up to $28, Mexico international departure tax of up to $25, Mexico tourism tax of $20 (fluctuates with dollar-peso exchange rate). -- Other restrictions apply and prices are subject to change without notice. -- Free change to itinerary requires that change is made prior to the outbound departure date and passenger is responsible for any applicable difference in fare and taxes due to routing changes. Additional changes are subject to a $50 change fee, plus any difference in fare and taxes. Change must be made directly with Alaska Airlines reservations. -- Online $10 discount applies only when signed into a valid MyAlaskaAir account at time of purchase. Discount applies toward the base fare (excludes Web specials, e-deals, Internet-only fares and Partner fares) and all applicable taxes will be added. Online discount is subject to change without notice. For reservations visit http://www.alaskaair.com/, call Alaska's toll-free reservation line at 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522) or see your travel agent. Together, Alaska and Horizon serve more than 70 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/. DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Lou Cancelmi, +1-206-392-5170, or Sam Sperry, +1-206-392-5038, both of Alaska Airlines Web site: http://www.alaskaair.com/

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