Northwest Offers New Flights Between Japan and Guam, and Japan and Northern Mariana Islands

Northwest Offers New Flights Between Japan and Guam, and Japan
and Northern Mariana Islands
Carrier Adding New Nonstops Connecting Nagoya to Guam, and Osaka to Guam and
Saipan 


TOKYO, June 21  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ:NWAC)
announced today that it will introduce new daily nonstop service between Osaka,
Japan and Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, between Osaka and Guam, and between
Nagoya, Japan and Guam.

The new service from Osaka, which begins on Oct. 1, 2005, complements existing
service from Osaka to three international destinations including nonstop
service to Northwest's WorldGateway hub at Detroit, nonstop service to Honolulu
and nonstop service to Taipei, Taiwan.

The new service from Nagoya, which takes effect Nov. 1, 2005, complements
existing service from Nagoya to four destinations including Detroit, Manila,
Philippines, Saipan and Tokyo. Northwest flights to and from Nagoya are now
operating from the new Central Japan International Airport, known as
"Centrair."

"Our new service between Japan and Guam, as well as between Japan and Saipan,
demonstrates Northwest's continuing commitment to meeting the changing travel
needs of our valued Asia/Pacific customers," said Laura Liu, vice president of
international marketing and sales.

                  Northwest's New Osaka -- Guam Service

        Flight:        Departs:            Arrives:
        80*            10:00 a.m.          2:45 p.m.

                  Northwest's New Guam -- Osaka Service

        Flight:        Departs:            Arrives:
        79*            4:15 p.m.           7:05 p.m.


                 Northwest's New Osaka -- Saipan Service

        Flight:        Departs:            Arrives:
        82*            8:35 p.m.           1:15 a.m.

                 Northwest's New Saipan -- Osaka Service

        Flight:        Departs:            Arrives:
        81*            6:20 a.m.           9:00 a.m.

                  Northwest's New Nagoya -- Guam Service

        Flight:        Departs:            Arrives:
        24**           10:20 a.m.          3:05 p.m.

                  Northwest's New Guam -- Nagoya Service

        Flight:        Departs:            Arrives:
        23**           4:15 p.m.           7:10 p.m.


        *    effective Oct. 1
        **   effective Nov. 1



Northwest's new service will be operated with the airline's Boeing 757- 200,
with 20 seats in World Business Class and 162 seats in coach class.

The new flights are available for sale via the Internet at http://www.nwa.com/
, or by telephone with Northwest Airlines Reservations at 1-800-447-4747 or
through travel agencies.

NORTHWEST SERVES MORE OF ASIA

Northwest offers service to more destinations in Asia, more flights between the
U.S. and Japan, and more flights within Asia than any other U.S. airline.  The
airline operates a hub at Tokyo's Narita Airport that connects the U.S. cities
of Detroit, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York (JFK),
Portland, Ore., San Francisco and Seattle to key destinations including
Bangkok, Thailand; Beijing; Busan, South Korea; Guam; Guangzhou, China; Hong
Kong; Manila, Philippines; Nagoya; Saipan; Seoul, South Korea; Shanghai, China
and Singapore.  Northwest also offers nonstop service from Osaka to Detroit and
Taipei and from Nagoya to Detroit, Manila and Saipan.

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 Media Relations, [phone]



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

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