America West Inaugurates New Nonstop Flights Between San Diego and Vancouver, Canada

America West Inaugurates New Nonstop Flights Between San Diego
and Vancouver, Canada
Route Becomes Fifth America West Destination Served From San Diego 


PHOENIX, March 4  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America West Airlines (NYSE:AWA)
will celebrate the start of its nonstop service between San Diego and Canada's
Pacific Rim when flight 6540 departs this evening for beautiful Vancouver,
Canada.  Vancouver joins the Mexican cities of Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos as
international destinations that are linked to San Diego by convenient, nonstop
flights on America West.

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"America West already enjoys a network unparalleled by any other low-cost
carrier," said Dion Flannery, vice president, scheduling and route planning.
"Our nonstop service between San Diego and Vancouver gives our many FlightFund
members in Southern California a convenient way to reach another great
international travel destination."

America West Express, operated by Mesa Airlines, will provide the new service
utilizing the 86-seat Canadair Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900).  The flight schedules
are listed below.

   San Diego to Vancouver                 Vancouver to San Diego
   Flight    Departs      Arrives         Flight    Departs      Arrives
   6540      6:30 p.m.    9:25 p.m.       6541*     7:15 a.m.    10:27 a.m.

                                          *Flight 6541 begins March 5





For more information or to book a ticket, customers may go to
http://www.americawest.com/?c=12270816YVR.  Customers may also purchase tickets
by calling America West at 1-800-2-FLY-AWA (1-800-235-9292) or by contacting a
travel agent.  Travel agents are encouraged to use http://www.hpagentlink.com/,
which is an online booking tool that America West designed specifically for
travel agents only.  For corporate travelers, http://www.awacorplink.com/ is an
effective online resource that helps companies take control of their
corporate-travel management needs without booking fees.

Approximately 55,000 customers upgrade their low-fare experience every day when
they get on board America West.  The airline's 13,000 employees are proud to
offer a range of services including more destinations than any other low-cost
carrier, first-class cabins, assigned seating, airport clubs and an
award-winning frequent flyer program.  America West operates approximately 900
flights daily to 96 destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.
This press release and additional information on America West can be accessed
at http://www.americawest.com/. (AWAG)

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CONTACT:  Carlo Bertolini of America West Airlines, [phone]



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