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Tuesday, November 30, 2004

America West Airlines Announces Partnership With Ameritrade(R)

America West Airlines Announces Partnership With Ameritrade(R)

Customers Get a Mileage Deposit in FlightFund Accounts When Making New Deposit With Ameritrade

PHOENIX, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America West Airlines (NYSE:AWA) today announced the launch of a promotional partnership with Ameritrade Inc., a subsidiary of Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:AMTD), a leader in the brokerage industry. The new partnership provides FlightFund members an opportunity to quickly earn up to 25,000 bonus miles for making a new investment deposit with Ameritrade -- more than enough miles for award travel under the airline's generous frequent flyer program -- see http://www.americawest.com/flightfund/ff_home.htm?c=zxameritrade11.30.04. (1)

"This agreement with Ameritrade provides yet another way for our customers to earn miles for award travel on America West or its FlightFund airline partners," said Travis Christ, vice president, marketing. "We continue to look for opportunities to expand our growing network of FlightFund partners in order to make it easier for FlightFund members to both earn mileage and convert those miles to award travel."

"With Ameritrade's ongoing commitment to understand our clients' investing and personal needs, our partnership with America West ties closely with their interests, bringing them even more value and enhancing their experience," said Anne Nelson, Ameritrade's chief marketing officer.

Miles can be earned in the following increments on Ameritrade transactions:

* Earn 25,000 miles with a $50,000 deposit
* Earn 8,000 miles with a $5,000 deposit
* Earn 3,000 miles with a $1,000 deposit



FlightFund miles may be redeemed for award travel to more than 300 destinations on five continents. FlightFund offers one of the most generous frequent flyer programs in the industry with short-haul domestic award travel beginning at 15,000 miles year-round. FlightFund has more than 50 partners to help members earn miles for award travel including rental car companies, hotels, restaurants and the FlightFund Visa card.

For more information, or to become a FlightFund member, visit http://www.americawest.com/flightfund/ff_home.htm?c=zxameritrade11.30.04, the frequent flyer section of www.americawest.com, or contact the FlightFund Service Center at 1-800-247-5691.

Ameritrade Holding Corporation has a 29-year history of providing investment services to self-directed individuals through its brokerage subsidiaries. Ameritrade develops and provides innovative products and services tailored to meet the varying investing and portfolio management needs of individual investors and institutional distribution partners. A brokerage industry leader, Ameritrade, Inc., (2) a subsidiary of Ameritrade Holding Corporation, was recently recognized as a J.D. Power and Associates Certified Call Center. For more information, please visit www.amtd.com.

America West Airlines is the nation's second largest low-cost 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.

(1) Offer valid for new Individual and Joint accounts opened by U.S.
residents with $1,000 or more by 3/31/05. Not transferable and not
valid for IRAs, internal transfers, current Ameritrade clients, or
with other offers. Limit one offer per client. Account must remain
open with minimum funding for 9 months, or Ameritrade may charge the
account for the cost of the miles. Allow 6 weeks from account
funding for first half of miles to appear in the FlightFund account.
To qualify for the second half, Ameritrade account must remain open
with minimum funding for 6 months from the first posting date. Miles
will appear in the FlightFund account within 6 weeks. Ameritrade
reserves the right to restrict or revoke this offer. This is not an
offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction where we are not authorized
to do business. Normal account opening or margin account requirement
is $2,000. Accounts opened more than 6 months with a face value
below $2,000 are subject to a $15 quarterly maintenance fee. America
West reserves the right to change, suspend, or terminate any or all
rules, regulations, travel programs or offers of the FlightFund
program at any time without notice. Miles earned are subject to
terms and conditions of the FlightFund program. The number of Award
seats is limited and subject to availability. Blackout dates apply.
Ameritrade and America West are separate, unaffiliated companies and
are not responsible for one another's services and policies. America
West and the America West logo are trademarks of America West
Airlines, Inc. All rights reserved.

(2) Ameritrade, Inc., member NASD/SIPC. Ameritrade and Ameritrade logos
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ameritrade IP Company,
Inc. (C) 2004 Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Used
with permission.



Source: America West Airlines

CONTACT: Carlo Bertolini of America West Airlines, +1-480-693-5729; or
Katrina Becker of Ameritrade, +1-402-597-8485

Web site: http://www.amtd.com/

Web site: http://www.americawest.com/


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