Northwest Airlines Announces New Nonstop Jet Service Between Memphis and Columbia, S.C.

Northwest Airlines Announces New Nonstop Jet Service Between
Memphis and Columbia, S.C.
Two daily flights to begin Oct. 2 


MINNEAPOLIS, June 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ:NWAC)
today announced new nonstop jet service between its hub at Memphis and
Columbia, S.C. two daily flights will be offered beginning Oct. 2.

"This new service provides additional air service options for local travelers
as well as visitors to South Carolina's Capital Region," said Tom Bach, vice
president of market planning and Airlink. "Customers traveling through our
hassle-free Memphis hub will enjoy convenient connections to destinations
throughout the United States, Canada and Europe."

The additional service to the Columbia Metropolitan Airport will complement
three daily flights Northwest currently offers between Columbia and its
WorldGateway hub at Detroit.

"Northwest continues to provide South Carolinians with great opportunities in
air travel," said Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC). "And I'm particularly thrilled
that these new flights will encourage more people to visit the Midlands."

The new flight will be operated by Northwest Airlink partner, Pinnacle Airlines
Corp., using its Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ), which seats up to 50 passengers.

The new flights will bring to 94 the number of destinations served nonstop from
Memphis.

Northwest's new service will be available for sale on Saturday, June 11 at
http://www.nwa.com/ , by telephone at Northwest Airlines reservations at 1-800-
225-2525 or through travel agencies.

  New Memphis-Columbia service

   Flight number:                   Departs:                         Arrives:

   NW 2995*                        2:20 p.m.                        4:55 p.m.
   NW 5784*                        7:00 p.m.                        9:22 p.m.

  New Columbia-Memphis service

   Flight number:                   Departs:                         Arrives:

   NW 2836**                       7:20 a.m.                        7:56 a.m.
   NW 2992*                        5:20 p.m.                        5:50 p.m.

  *effective Oct. 2
  ** effective Oct. 3



In addition to Columbia, Northwest and its Airlink partners serve three
destinations in South Carolina, including Greenville/Spartanburg International
Airport, Charleston, S.C. and Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Northwest Airlines is the world's fourth largest airline with hubs at Detroit,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam, and approximately 1,600
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 900 cities in excess of 160 countries
on six continents. 

DATASOURCE: Northwest Airlines



CONTACT:  Northwest Airlines Media Relations, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.nwa.com/ 

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