America West Adds Convenient Way to Compare and Book Rental Cars at americawest.com

America West Adds Convenient Way to Compare and Book Rental Cars at americawest.com

America West First Airline to Offer Convenient, Side-by-Side Rental Car Options Online Through Supplier-Developed Booking Engine

PHOENIX, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America West Airlines (NYSE:AWA) announced today that it has added an innovative way to book rental cars from the convenience of its own Web site. With the enhancement, customers, who have already been able to use www.americawest.com to complement their America West reservations with significantly discounted rates at a wide variety of hotels, can view side-by-side comparisons between Avis and Budget rental car offerings that fit the custom-made requirements of their itineraries, such as pickup times, locations and vehicle preferences.

Customers may access this unique feature, which was developed for America West by Cendant Car Rental Group, by clicking on the following link: http://www.americawest.com/travelplanning/tp_car.asp?c=12270816Avis.

"The addition of a rental car booking engine is just the latest in a number of upgrades we've made to make americawest.com a true 'one-stop' travel shopping outlet for our customers," said Dion Flannery, vice president, planning and distribution. "Customers already know americawest.com is where they can find the best airfares and get great discounts on hotel bookings; now they can compare details and pricing between Avis and Budget rental cars and complete their travel package in one quick stop."

America West Airlines is the nation's second largest low-cost airline and offers a range of services such as first class, assigned seating, airport clubs and an award-winning frequent flyer program. America West's 13,000 employees serve 55,000 customers a day on more than 900 flights 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 www.americawest.com.


Source: America West Airlines

CONTACT: Carlo Bertolini of America West Airlines, +1-480-693-5729

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


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