America West Offers Tips for Christmas and New Year's Travelers PHOENIX, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America West Airlines announced today that it expects to provide transportation services to nearly 1.5 million customers during the Christmas and New Year's holiday travel period between Dec. 18, 2003 and Jan. 6, 2004. America West now has 36 self-service kiosks available in its Phoenix hub and six self-service kiosks in its Las Vegas hub. Customers in Las Vegas also have access to McCarran International Airport's common-use kiosks for self- service travel assistance on America West. America West also provides self- service kiosks in 15 other airports in the United States. Customers traveling domestically on an electronic ticket may check-in through any of the self- service kiosks. Customers with electronic tickets may also check in for their flights and print a boarding pass through the airline's Web site, americawest.com . Internet check in may be completed up to 30 hours in advance and a minimum of 90 minutes in advance. America West also offers the following advice for holiday travelers: -- Check the status of your flight before leaving home by visiting americawest.com or by calling 1-800-2-FLY-AWA (1-800-235-9292). -- Allow extra time for parking, checking bags and screening by the Transportation Security Administration. -- Check your gifts if possible and leave gifts that are being carried on the aircraft unwrapped. Gifts will count as carry-on items. Customers are allowed to carry on one small bag and one personal item like a purse, briefcase or laptop. -- Place all valuables including medicine, cash, jewelry, cameras and film in a carry-on bag. -- Tag all your bags, outside and inside, with your name, phone number and address. Founded in 1983 and proudly celebrating its 20-year anniversary in 2003, America West Airlines is the nation's eighth largest airline and the only carrier formed since deregulation to achieve major airline status. Today, America West serves 93 destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica. DATASOURCE: America West Airlines CONTACT: Lori Blackburn of America West Airlines, +1-480-693-5729 Web site: http://www.americawest.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/036572.html

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