Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air Launch 'Ready Set Save' Fare Sale
August 30 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Low fares available for travel now through February 2010 SEATTLE,
Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air
have launched a major sale featuring low fares throughout the
carriers' networks for travel through February 2010. One-way fares
start as low as $29 for flights between West Coast destinations and
$109 for Mexico flights. "Now is the time to plan your fall or
winter escape," said Steve Jarvis, Alaska Airlines' vice president
of marketing, sales and customer experience. "This system-wide sale
offers some of our lowest fares to the sunny Hawaiian Islands and
Mexico, and includes our newest markets -- Atlanta, Houston and
Austin, Texas." Tickets must be purchased by Sept. 10, 2009, for
travel from Sept. 14 through Dec. 16, 2009, for Hawaii and Mexico,
and by Feb. 10, 2010, for all other cities. Tickets require a
14-day advance purchase, except for travel to Hawaii and Mexico.
Day-of-week restrictions apply, except for travel to Alaska, Hawaii
and Mexico. Fares are available today at alaskaair.com and
horizonair.com or by calling (800) ALASKAAIR (800-252-7522 or
TTY/TDD line 800-392-0228). Sample one-way fares: Between Seattle
and: One-way fare: - San Francisco and Oakland, Calif. $49 - Boise,
Idaho, and Spokane, Wash. $59 - Houston and Austin $99 - Los Cabos,
Mexico $109 - Honolulu $148 Between Portland, Ore., and: One-way
fare: - Oakland and Spokane $59 - Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa
Rosa/Sonoma, Calif. $99 - Atlanta $119 - Maui, Hawaii $149 Between
Los Angeles and: One-way fare: - Seattle and Prescott and
Flagstaff, Ariz. $69 - Boise $99 - La Paz and Loreto, Mexico $109 -
Vancouver, Canada $168 Between San Francisco and: One-way fare: -
Spokane $89 - Los Cabos $95 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico $115 Between
Anchorage, Alaska, and: One-way fare: - Fairbanks, Alaska $79 -
Maui $199 Alaska Airlines Vacations is offering 10 percent off a
full line of complete vacations and air/car packages for
reservations made at alaskaair.com by Sept. 10, 2009. Vacation
packages include air transportation, hotel accommodations, optional
ground transportation and tours. Each passenger who purchases a
package on alaskaair.com receives 1,500 Alaska Airlines Mileage
Plan Bonus Miles in addition to the miles flown. Alaska Airlines
and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK),
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 and 2009 North
America Airline Satisfaction Studies(SM). For reservations, visit
alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska
Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom. Fare
rules: Tickets must be purchased by Sept. 10, for travel between
Sept. 14 and Dec. 16, 2009, for Hawaii and Mexico, and by Feb. 10,
2010, for all other cities. A 14-day advance purchase is required,
except for travel to and from Hawaii or Mexico. Blackout dates for
travel from the continental United States to Mexico and Hawaii are:
Nov. 20-22, 2009, and Dec. 16, 2009. Blackout dates for travel from
Mexico and Hawaii to the United States are: Nov. 28-30, 2009.
Blackout dates for travel between Canada and the United States,
except for Hawaii are: Dec. 18-21, Dec. 23, Dec. 26-28 and Jan.
2-4, 2010. Blackout dates for travel within the United States are:
Nov. 20-21, Nov. 25, Nov. 28-30, Dec. 18-21, Dec. 23, Dec. 26-28,
2009, and Jan. 2-4, 2010. Travel is permitted Monday through
Thursday and Saturday only, except for travel to and from Alaska,
Hawaii and Mexico, which is valid daily. 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 $3.60 per segment (takeoff and landing) and U.S.
Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement. Additional fees apply to
travel to Mexico: 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, Mexico Tourism Tax of up
to $24, and Mexico Transportation Tax of 3.75 percent of the fare.
Fees may fluctuate with dollar-peso exchange rates. Additional fees
apply to travel to Canada: U.S. Immigration User Fee of $7, U.S.
Aphis Fee of $5, Canadian Airport Improvement Fee of up to $20
(varies by airport), Canadian Security Fee of $9 (fluctuates with
exchange rate) and Canadian Goods and Services Tax (GST) of less
than $2. Some markets may not operate daily service. All taxes and
fees shown are based on one-way travel and may be doubled if
traveling roundtrip. Some flights may be operated by or in
conjunction with Horizon Air or an alliance partner. Daily nonstop
service to Houston begins Sept. 23, 2009, and service to Atlanta
starts on Oct. 23, 2009. Vacation discounts are offered for new,
complete vacation package bookings made on alaskaair.com by Sept.
10, 2009. Travel must be completed by Feb. 10, 2010. Promotional
code ASV9FALL must be used for all vacation bookings. The 10
percent discount will be applied before taxes. The discount is not
applicable with any other offer. All terms and conditions of Alaska
Airlines Vacations apply. Other important information: Travel
between the following cities must be nonstop: Austin, Texas, and
San Jose, Calif.; Boston and Portland, Ore.; Anchorage, Alaska, and
Portland; and Anchorage and Chicago. Tickets purchased at an Alaska
Airlines or Horizon Air airport location or through an Alaska
Airlines or Horizon Air reservation call center will cost $15 more
per person than the advertised fare. Tickets are nonrefundable but
can be changed. Changes made at alaskaair.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 (USD) per person change fee
or a $125 (USD) per person change fee if originally booked through
a travel agent and changed through an Alaska Airlines or Horizon
Air reservation call center or ticket counter, and any difference
in fare. Tickets must be purchased within 24 hours of making a
reservation. Seats are limited and may not be available on all
flights or all days. Baggage fees of $15 for the first bag and $25
for the second bag apply. Additional fees apply to check more than
two bags or for overweight or oversized items. If travel is solely
within the state of Alaska, passengers can check up to three bags
free of charge. Additional fees apply to check overweight or
oversized items. See checked baggage policy at alaskaair.com for
more details. DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Bobbie Egan of
Alaska Airlines, +1-206-392-5134; or Jen Boyer of Horizon Air,
+1-206-392-0296, for Alaska Airlines Web Site:
http://www.alaskaair.com/ http://www.horizonair.com/
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