LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2002--Horizon Air announced today that it will offer nonstop jet service between Los Angeles International Airport and Bozeman/Big Sky, Mont. with one flight each way on Saturdays from Dec. 21, 2002 to March 22, 2003.

Currently no other airline offers nonstop service between Los Angeles and Bozeman.

Northbound service will depart Los Angeles at 1:55 p.m. and arrive in Bozeman at 5:35 p.m. Southbound service will depart Bozeman at 6:15 p.m. and arrive in Los Angeles at 7:53 p.m. Flight time each way will be about two hours and 30 minutes. The service will be operated with new, 70-seat CRJ-700 regional jets.

Big Sky Resort near Bozeman offers one of the highest vertical drops of any ski area in the U.S., with an average annual snowfall of more than 33 feet. Big Sky has 150 runs covering 85 miles on three separate mountains to delight skiers and snowboarders.

Tickets for the new flights are on sale now by calling Horizon Air at 1-800/547-9308, or on the Web at www.horizonair.com. Big Sky ski package information, including air travel on Horizon Air, is also available on the Web or by calling Alaska Airlines Vacations at 1-800/468-2248. Ski packages go on sale later this fall.

Horizon Air has served Los Angeles International Airport since 1999. Currently, Horizon provides service from Los Angeles to Boise, Idaho and Medford and Eugene, Ore. Horizon's sister carrier Alaska Airlines offers nonstop jet service from L.A. to Seattle, Portland, Anchorage, Vancouver, B.C., Calgary, Alberta, and six resort destinations in Mexico.

Founded 20 years ago, Horizon Air has grown to become the nation's tenth largest regional airline, serving nearly five million passengers last year. Horizon serves 43 cities throughout California, Colorado, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, and Alberta. Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK).

For more news and information, visit the Horizon Air Newsroom on the Web at http://newsroom.horizonair.com.

Big Sky Resort is owned by Boyne USA, a Michigan-based family-run corporation that owns several mountain and golf resort properties in North America, including Crystal Mountain in Washington; Brighton Ski Resort in Utah; Cypress Mountain in British Columbia and Boyne Mountain, Boyne Highlands and the Inn at Bay Harbor in Michigan. For more information, visit Big Sky Resort on the Web at www.bigskyresort.com.

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CONTACT:
Horizon Air
Cheryl Temple, 206/431-4672
http://newsroom.horizonair.com
or
Big Sky Resort
Dax Schieffer, 406/995-5895
www.bigskyresort.com