SEATTLE, Mar 17, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Horizon Air announced today that it will offer new nonstop jet service between Seattle and Palm Springs and between Portland and Missoula for the summer, and new year-round nonstop jet service between San Francisco and Tucson, all starting June 8, 2003.

Horizon will offer one daily jet flight nonstop between Seattle and Palm Springs June 8-Sept 7, 2003. Combined with Alaska Airlines' spring, fall and winter nonstop service, this added summer service marks the first time any airline has offered nonstop flights between Seattle and Palm Springs on a year-round basis.

Seattle to Palm Springs (eff. June 8-Sept. 7, 2003) Flight 2427 Departs 8:40 a.m. Arrives 11:15 a.m. Palm Springs to Seattle (eff. June 8-Sept. 7, 2003) Flight 2428 Departs 11:55 a.m. Arrives 2:40 p.m.

Horizon Air is adding new nonstop jet service between San Francisco and Tucson. No other airline currently serves this market with nonstop service. The flight from San Francisco to Tucson will complement Horizon's current twice-daily nonstop service from San Jose to Tucson. Horizon is the only airline to offer nonstop service from the Bay Area to Tucson. Horizon's sister company Alaska Airlines currently offers nonstop service between Seattle and Tucson.

San Francisco to Tucson (new year-round service starting June 8) Flight 2433 Departs 1:05 p.m. Arrives 2:59 p.m. Tucson to San Francisco (new year-round service starting June 8) Flight 2436 Departs 10:10 a.m. Arrives 12:15 p.m.

Also starting June 8 and continuing for the summer, Horizon Air will offer new nonstop jet service between Portland and Missoula, complementing Horizon's year-round service between Seattle and Missoula.

Portland-Missoula (eff. June 8-Sept. 7, 2003) Flight 2430 Departs 12:40 p.m. Arrives 2:55 p.m. Missoula-Portland (eff. June 8-Sept. 7, 2003) Flight 2429 Departs 3:25 p.m. Arrives 3:50 p.m.

Horizon will also add a third daily flight from Seattle to Fresno and a third daily flight from Seattle to Billings for the summer. In addition to nonstop service from Seattle, both Billings and Fresno are also served by Horizon now with nonstop jet service from Portland.

All of Horizon's new service will be operated with state-of-the-art, 70-seat, CRJ-700 regional jets. The CRJ-700 is one of the world's quietest commercially operated jet aircraft. The CRJ-700 has far less noise and fuel emissions than allowed by even the most environmentally sensitive airports.

Reservations for all Horizon and Alaska Airlines services are available on the Web at www.horizonair.com or by calling Horizon Air at 1-800-547-9308.

Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, Inc. Together, Horizon and Alaska serve more than 80 cities in the Lower 48, Alaska, Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit the Horizon Air Newsroom at http://newsroom.horizonair.com.

EDITORS' NOTE: Images of Horizon Air's CRJ-700 jet can be found at: http://alaskasworld.com/NewsRoom/QXNews/photos.asp.

CONTACT:          Horizon Air
                  Cheryl Temple, 206/431-4672
                  Dan Russo, 206/431-4513
                  http://newsroom.horizonair.com

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