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Northwest Airlines WorldPerks® Announces New Ways to Earn Miles with Hertz

Business Wire, May 15, 2008

EAGAN, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) announced today it is teaming with The Hertz Corporation to offer WorldPerks([R]) members more opportunities to earn additional miles on car rentals from any of Hertz's more than 8,000 locations globally, while saving 50% and earning double miles on weekend rentals in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico through June 30, 2008.

WorldPerks members can now earn 50 WorldPerks miles per day for Hertz rentals of one to four days, and 500 WorldPerks miles for Hertz rentals of five days or more. To earn miles, members must provide their WorldPerks number at the time of reservation or rental pickup.

"WorldPerks is proud to partner with Hertz and provide our members an even faster path to award travel," said Bob Soukup, managing director of WorldPerks[R] marketing.

"Hertz has a commitment to being the first choice brand for vehicle rental solutions," commented Frank Camacho, staff vice president, marketing, for Hertz. "By partnering with Northwest, we're able to offer WorldPerks members additional benefits when traveling."

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Additionally, Hertz is offering WorldPerks members the opportunity to save 50% and earn double miles on weekend rentals of two or more days of an economy through full size car at participating airport in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico now through June 30, 2008. Members only need to provide CDP # 269339 and PC# 111646 at the time of reservation. Reservations must be made in advance and all standard rental qualifications must be met. Some restrictions apply.

More than 70 different businesses offer WorldPerks members the opportunity to earn WorldPerks miles, doing business with companies they do business with every day. Mileage Partners encompass car, hotel, financial services, dining and retail, energy and dry cleaning and will soon include grocery, telecommunications and entertainment businesses.

For a complete list of WorldPerks partner business, or to enroll as a WorldPerks member, log on to www.nwa.com/worldperks/.> Northwest Airlines is one of the world's largest airlines with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam, and approximately 1,400 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.