Northwest and Delta Receive Government Approval for Codeshare Expansion on Trans-Pacific Flights

Business Wire, August 19, 2008

EAGAN, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) today announced government approval to expand its codeshare flights with Delta on all Northwest trans-Pacific flights. Northwest will also add Delta to three of Northwest's Narita-Asia routes.

Effective for travel beginning August 30th, 2008, expanded Northwest and Delta codeshare markets include trans-Pacific travel from Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Honolulu. The expanded codeshare markets will augment existing trans-Pacific codeshare flights from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

"These additional codeshare flights will expand travel opportunities for Northwest and Delta customers," said Laura Liu, senior vice president international.

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Government approval also adds Northwest codeshare on Delta's daily Atlanta to Tokyo departure.

Northwest Airlines is one of the world's largest airlines with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Northwest, with its regional partners, operates approximately 2,400 daily departures. Northwest is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance that offers customers one of the world's most extensive global networks. Northwest and its travel partners serve more than 1,000 cities in excess of 160 countries on six continents.