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SUMMARY: Top executives from Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK), Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air will hold their annual informal question and answer session with the media immediately prior to the 2003 shareholders meeting.

WHO: John F. Kelly, retiring chairman of Alaska Air Group, Bill Ayer, incoming chairman and CEO of Alaska Air Group and Alaska Airlines and Jeff Pinneo, president and CEO of Horizon Air.

WHERE: The media question and answer session will be held in the Board Room of the Museum of Flight, Second Floor, 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle.

WHEN: The session will be held from 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. The company's annual meeting will begin in the museum auditorium immediately afterwards.

CONTACT: Please RSVP by calling Jack Evans, manager of external communications for Alaska Airlines, at 206/433-3134

    CONTACT: Alaska Air Group
             Jack Evans, 206/433-3134

    SOURCE: Alaska Air Group