This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by psa188@xxxxxxxxx United and Northwest Match Delta Fare Sale April 8, 2003 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 5:17 p.m. ET Several airlines said Tuesday they have joined a fare sale launched by Delta a day earlier to try to reinvigorate U.S. air travel, which has been slowed by war in Iraq and severe acute respiratory syndrome. United, Northwest, Continental and US Airways all matched Delta's lowered prices in markets where the airlines compete, spokesmen for the carriers said. American Airlines, the nation's biggest carrier, said Monday that it had matched the fare sale. The tickets -- some as low as $44 one way -- require a week's advance purchase, with the lower fares unavailable for most holiday periods. The fares are valid for travel Monday through Thursday and on Saturday, from April 14 through Oct. 1. Tickets must be purchased by April 16. Separately, United Airlines announced a fare sale for flights between Hawaii and the mainland United States. The Chicago-based carrier, which trimmed its daily schedule to 1,500 flights this month as it restructures in bankruptcy, flies daily to four Hawaiian islands -- Hawaii, Kauai, Maui and Oahu -- from its hubs in Los Angeles and San Francisco and also has nonstop service from Denver to Honolulu. The deadline for buying tickets is April 18, and trips must be completed by June 11. Sample round-trip fares include Los Angeles-Honolulu, $440; Seattle-Kona, $500; Boston-Kauai, $738; Chicago-Honolulu, $698. Most airline stocks dipped lower Tuesday after a downgrade of the sector by Smith Barney. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Air-Fare-Sale.html?ex=1050855167&ei=1&en=9c9fe4ce044e9e96 HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@xxxxxxxxxxx or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@xxxxxxxxxxxx Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company