Northwest Airlines Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Business Wire, Oct 22, 2008

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.

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(1) Mainline statistics exclude Northwest Airlink regional carriers, which is consistent with how the Company reports statistics to the DOT.

(2) Consolidated statistics include Northwest Airlink regional carriers.

(3) Average fuel cost per gallon, based on the forward fuel curve as of October 20, 2008 excluding fuel taxes and mark-to-market adjustments related to fuel derivative contracts.