PHOENIX, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Summertime is a great time to
head to the northeast for a family vacation and America West Airlines`
(NYSE: AWA) Internet fare sale will make the trip even more affordable.
Tickets to and from Boston; Philadelphia; Newark, N.J.; New York/JFK;
Baltimore/Washington; and Atlanta, in the southeastern U.S., can be purchased
at reduced fares at americawest.com from now through Aug. 4, for travel from
Aug. 5 through Oct. 31, 2002.

A seven-day advance purchase and one-night stay are required.  The maximum
stay is 30 days.

Customers will also receive 3,000 FlightFund bonus miles for every ticket
purchased at americawest.com with travel completed by Dec. 31, 2002.

America West Airlines is the nation`s largest low-fare, hub-and-spoke
airline.  Founded in 1983, it is the only carrier formed since deregulation to
achieve major airline status.  Today, America West is the nation`s
eighth-largest carrier and serves 88 destinations in the U.S., Canada and
Mexico.  America West is a wholly owned subsidiary of America West Holdings
Corporation, an aviation and travel services company with 2001 sales of
$2.1 billion.

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