America West (NYSE: AWA) announced today that it is launching a fare sale to one of its newest Canadian destinations, Edmonton, Alberta for travel between June 21 and Oct. 31, 2004. Customers can take advantage of these low fares by purchasing roundtrip travel now through June 21, 2004. A seven-day advance purchase is required, as well as a one-night minimum stay.

Sample sale fares, which are each way and based on roundtrip purchase, are listed below. Sale fares for additional markets are also available.

Markets Fare Sale*

Las Vegas $112 Los Angeles $133 Phoenix $133 Dallas/Fort Worth $144 San Diego $144 Atlanta $155

Tickets can be purchased by calling America West Airlines at 1-800-2-FLY-AWA (1-800-235-9292), by logging onto the airline's Web site at www.americawest.com or through a travel agent.

America West Airlines is the nation's second largest low-fare airline and the only carrier formed since deregulation to achieve major airline status. America West's 13,000 employees serve nearly 55,000 customers a day in 96 destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.

* Sample fares are each way based on roundtrip purchase and do not include Passenger Facility Charges of $3 to $18 per itinerary, federal excise taxes of $3.10 per segment or the September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per flight segment (up to $10 per itinerary). A flight segment is defined as one takeoff and landing. Fares require a seven-day advance purchase and a one-night minimum stay. Tickets must be purchased by June 21, 2004 and travel is valid June 21 through Oct. 31, 2004. Fares in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Phoenix are available on nonstop flights only. A $100 change fee applies. Changes are not permitted for passenger name except to parent/spouse or child and only changeable at an America West ticket counter or city ticket office. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or in all markets. Flights may be provided by America West Express, which is operated by subsidiary airlines of Mesa Air Group. Tickets are nonrefundable.

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Media Contact: Shaun Breese +1 480-693-5729 shaun.breese@americawest.com