US AIRWAYS AND CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES TO CODE SHARE

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US AIRWAYS AND CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES TO CODE SHARE

ARLINGTON, Va., June 2, 2003 -- US Airways announced today that it has=20
entered into a marketing agreement with Caribbean Sun Airlines, with the=20
first code share flights to begin on June 15, 2003, offering daily=20
connecting service between San Juan, Puerto Rico and the destinations of=20
Antigua, St. Maarten, St. Kitts and Tortola. These code share flights are=20
now available for purchase. The agreement provides travelers with the=20
convenience of a single ticket between the U.S. and Caribbean Sun=92s island=
=20
destinations, with conveniently coordinated flight schedules, through=20
check-in, including a boarding pass for the connecting code share flight,=20
and baggage checked through to the final destination. The agreement=20
includes network expansion and affiliation through US Airways=92 Dividend=20
Miles frequent flyer program. Beginning June 15, 2003, Dividend Miles=20
members will be able to earn miles on all flights operated by Caribbean=20
Sun. Dividend Miles members will be able to redeem miles on flights=20
operated by Caribbean Sun at a later date to be announced.

Caribbean Sun operates 37-seat deHavilland Dash 8-100 aircraft. Its flights=
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will link to US Airways service at San Juan to Boston, Charlotte, N.C.,=20
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. In San Juan, Caribbean Sun operates from the=20
same concourse as US Airways, and utilizes the same ticket counter. "This=20
code share agreement is part of our plan to extend our GoCaribbean Network=
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to bring more of the Caribbean to more of our customers," said Douglas D.=20
Leo, US Airways vice president of international. "With convenient=20
connections, Caribbean Sun will provide customers with new ways to reach=20
these popular and attractive Caribbean destinations."  R. Allen Stanford,=20
Chairman of Caribbean Sun Airlines said, "This agreement is an important=20
part of realizing our goal to stimulate traffic to the Caribbean and we are=
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pleased to have the opportunity to work with US Airways." US Airways=92=20
GoCaribbean initiative is a major marketing venture that recognizes the=20
regional airline network in the Caribbean as partners, offering additional=
=20
customer conveniences. Under this initiative, US Airways has added greater=
=20
access to the Caribbean in cooperation with Windward Island Airways=20
(Winair) and Caribbean Star Airlines. Combined with US Airways=92 mainline=
=20
and Express operations, US Airways and GoCaribbean serves over 35=20
destinations in the Caribbean and Latin America.

US Airways, the US Airways Express carriers and US Airways Shuttle provide=
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service to nearly 200 destinations worldwide, including 37 states in the=20
U.S. In the Caribbean, US Airways serves Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Belize,=
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Bermuda, Cancun, Cozumel, Grand Bahama Island, Grand Cayman, Grenada,=20
Montego Bay, Nassau, Providenciales, Punta Cana, San Juan, Santo Domingo,=20
St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, and St. Croix. US Airways=20
Express also serves North Eleuthera, Governors Harbour, Marsh Harbour and=20
Treasure Cay from select cities in Florida. Through the GoCaribbean network=
=20
carriers, US Airways serves Anguilla*, Dominica, St. Eustatius*, Nevis*,=20
Port of Spain, Saba*, St. Barths*, St. Vincent, Tobago, Tortola, and=20
Georgetown, Guyana. US Airways will add flights between Charlotte and=20
Mexico City starting Oct. 26, 2003, and between San Jos=E9, Costa Rica and=
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both Charlotte and Philadelphia on Nov. 8, 2003.

*Destinations offered through code share arrangement with a GoCaribbean=20
Network partner

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