SEATTLE, Feb 5, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alaska Airlines announced today a marketing agreement with AT&T Wireless that allows new AT&T Wireless customers to earn 5,000 Mileage Plan Miles.

Mileage Plan members can earn the miles by activating any qualifying AT&T Wireless plan. They also receive free shipping of the cellular phone.

The offer is only available at www.attwireless.com/alaskaairlines or by calling 800/313-6721. It requires new activation, credit approval, annual contract, phone purchase and a $36 activation fee and is not available in AT&T Wireless retail stores or authorized dealer locations.

AT&T Wireless operates one of the largest digital wireless networks in North America. It provides high-quality wireless voice and data communications services domestically and internationally to more than 20 million subscribers.

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan provides mileage-earning and award opportunities on a multitude of airlines worldwide, including Horizon Air, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Continental Airlines, Hawaiian, KLM, Lan Chile, Northwest Airlines and Qantas.

To enroll or obtain information about Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, visit www.alaskaair.com or call 800/654-5669. Alaska and Horizon Air together serve more than 80 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com.

AT&T Wireless is the second-largest wireless carrier, based on revenues, in the United States. For more information, visit www.attwireless.com.

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                  Jack Walsh, 206/901-8753

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