PHOENIX, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—America West Holdings Corporation (NYSE: AWA) will conduct a live audio webcast of its fourth quarter 2002 financial results conference call with the financial community on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. EST (9:00 a.m. MST).

The webcast will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at the company`s Web site, www.americawest.com. An archive of the webcast will be available on the site through Feb. 6, 2003. Listeners to the webcast will need a current version of Windows MediaPlayer software and at least a 28.8 kbps connection to the Internet.

America West Holdings Corporation is an aviation and travel services company with 2001 revenue of $2.1 billion. Wholly owned subsidiary America West Airlines is the nation`s eighth-largest carrier serving 92 destinations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Leisure Company, also a wholly owned subsidiary, is one of the nation`s largest tour packagers.

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