SEATTLE, Jul 8, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With up to 35-percent savings off regular fares, there will be pesos left over to sip margaritas on a sun-drenched beach with Alaska Airlines' fare sale to Mexico.

The special fares from 18 cities in the state of Alaska to five exotic Mexico destinations are for travel through Sept. 30. The lowest fares are for southbound travel Sunday through Wednesday and northbound travel Tuesday through Friday, but there are great fares for only $60 more the other days.

Roundtrip fares are:
                                                       Off-peak   Peak
From Anchorage or Juneau to:
Los Cabos or Mazatlan..................................$389.......$449
Puerto Vallarta or Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo..................$429.......$489
Cancun.................................................$669.......$729
From Fairbanks, Cordova, Yakutat, Gustavus, Wrangell,
Petersburg, Sitka or Ketchikan to:
Los Cabos or Mazatlan..................................$429.......$489
Puerto Vallarta or Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo..................$469.......$529
Cancun.................................................$709.......$769
From King Salmon, Kodiak, Dillingham or Bethel to:
Los Cabos or Mazatlan..................................$489.......$549
Puerto Vallarta or Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo..................$529.......$589
Cancun.................................................$769.......$829
From Dutch Harbor, Nome, Barrow or Kotzebue to:
Los Cabos or Mazatlan..................................$589.......$649
Puerto Vallarta or Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo..................$629.......$689
Cancun.................................................$869.......$929

A seven-day advance purchase is required, and a 30-day maximum stay is allowed. Stopovers in connecting cities are also allowed.

Fares do not include airport passenger-facility charges of up to $18 (amount depends on itinerary); federal segment tax of $3 per takeoff and landing; the September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement up to $10; international departure taxes of approximately $28; U.S. transportation tax of $26; and Mexico visitors tax of approximately $20 (fluctuates with the dollar-peso exchange rate).

All tickets are changeable for a $50 change fee, plus any applicable changes in fare. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or all days. Other restrictions may apply.

Alaska Airlines celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. The carrier was recently ranked No. 1 in the annual Airline Quality Ratings compiled by Wichita State University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Alaska and its regional partner, Horizon Air, together serve 80 cities in Alaska, Canada, the Lower 48 and Mexico. For reservations go to www.alaskaair.com, call Alaska's toll-free reservations line at 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800/252-7522) or call your travel agent. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at http://newsroom.alaskaair.com.

CONTACT: Alaska Airlines Jack Walsh, 206/901-8753 Jack Evans, 206/433-3134