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Life's a Beach This Summer With US Airways and MasterCard(R)

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    Vacationers can save 5 percent off roundtrip airfare to 22 tropical
                    locations and earn 5,000 bonus miles

    TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways (NYSE: LCC)
and MasterCard Worldwide want travelers to reach for the beach this summer.
Customers looking to explore the beautiful beaches of Mexico and the
Caribbean can enjoy a 5 percent discount on roundtrip airfare and 5,000
bonus miles*.
    (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050223/LAW097LOGO)
    To take advantage of this offer, travelers must reserve their airfare
directly through US Airways online at http://www.usairways.com/mcbeach, and
pay with a MasterCard card. When making reservations they should enter
eCertificate code MCBEACH5. For a complete list of the 22 beach
destinations throughout Mexico and the Caribbean offered through this
promotion, please visit http://www.usairways.com/mcbeach.
    The US Airways beach discount is available to customers who book their
roundtrip airfare by Sept. 30 and travel between Sept. 1 and Nov. 14, 2007.
Dividend Miles members who register online at
http://www.usairways.com/mcbeach, prior to purchasing their flights, will
earn an additional 5,000 Dividend miles. (Non-members can register to
become Dividend Miles members online at http://www.dividendmiles.com).
    "Customers can find amazing deals on some of the best hotels on the
beach after Labor Day," said Kevin Jackson, managing director, consumer and
partnership marketing for US Airways. "When combined with our low air fares
and the additional discount from MasterCard, customers can build a vacation
that's not only affordable but memorable. They'll also earn more miles to
get them closer to their next free trip."
    "Our beach vacation promotion with US Airways allows cardholders to use
their MasterCard card to reward themselves with a discounted tropical
vacation while also earning valuable Dividend Miles," said T.J. Sharkey,
senior vice president, U.S. merchant sales, MasterCard Worldwide. "Teaming
up with U.S. Airways provides us with a great opportunity to say 'thank
you' to cardholders, by offering valuable benefits to those who choose to
pay using their MasterCard card."
    For more information on Award travel or becoming a Dividend Miles
Member, please visit http://www.dividendmiles.com.
    The current Dividend Miles program, which was formed in May 2006, is a
result of the US Airways/America West merger and brings together the best
of the pre-merger US Airways Dividend Miles program and America West's
FlightFund program. Dividend Miles' unique combination of features make it
easier and more rewarding for business and leisure travelers alike to earn
and redeem miles.
    US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than
36,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and
US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day and serve
more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and
Latin America. US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance network, which
offers our customers 16,000 daily flights to 855 destinations in 155
countries worldwide. This press release and additional information on US
Airways can be found at http://www.usairways.com. (LCCG)
    -Fly With US-
    * Terms and conditions: Offer available only online at
http://www.usairways.com. Tickets booked by September 30, 2007 and flown
between September 1 and November 14, 2007 are eligible for 5% discount and
5,000 bonus miles when booked with valid MasterCard and booked with
eCertificate "MCBEACH5." Registration required. Bonus miles are not
eligible for Preferred status. MasterCard and the MasterCard Brand Mark are
registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated. (C)2007 US
Airways.


SOURCE US Airways




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