Northwest Airlines Expands E-Boarding Passes to Its Detroit WorldGateway Hub

Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) announced today the expansion of
its paperless boarding pass, effective October 29, 2008, to its
Detroit WorldGateway hub. This comes after a successful test program
in Indianapolis, Indiana. E-Boarding Passes allow customers to use
their mobile phones and other handheld devices to clear security and
board the airplane.

   Northwest now offers E-Boarding Passes to customers traveling
non-stop from Detroit to cities within the U.S. when checking in at
nwa.com, using a PC or a handheld mobile device. Customers traveling
non-stop from Indianapolis can continue to also use E-Boarding Passes.

   "The growth of richer and more powerful mobile devices is
facilitating the growth of electronic boarding passes and customer
acceptance of this process," said Al Lenza, vice president
distribution and e-commerce. "Expansion to Detroit is a big step in
expanding E-Boarding Passes throughout the Northwest system and
improving customer convenience."

   The E-Boarding Pass incorporates passenger travel details on an
industry standard mobile barcode that is sent directly to hundreds of
handheld devices and mobile phones in the form of an e-mail, WAP
push/link or MMS message.

   Passengers choosing E-Boarding Pass no longer require a printer or
kiosk to print their boarding pass. They can receive their E-Boarding
Pass on the move and precede directly to airport security checkpoints.

   For more information, log on to www.nwa.com/check-in/eboarding/.

   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.
  
    
  
  
    
      Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) announced today the expansion of its 
      paperless boarding pass, effective October 29, 2008, to its Detroit 
      WorldGateway hub. This comes after a successful test program in 
      Indianapolis, Indiana. E-Boarding Passes allow customers to use their 
      mobile phones and other handheld devices to clear security and board the 
      airplane.
    
    
      Northwest now offers E-Boarding Passes to customers traveling non-stop 
      from Detroit to cities within the U.S. when checking in at nwa.com, 
      using a PC or a handheld mobile device. Customers traveling non-stop 
      from Indianapolis can continue to also use E-Boarding Passes.
    
    
      "The growth of richer and more powerful mobile devices is facilitating 
      the growth of electronic boarding passes and customer acceptance of this 
      process," said Al Lenza, vice president distribution and e-commerce. 
      "Expansion to Detroit is a big step in expanding E-Boarding Passes 
      throughout the Northwest system and improving customer convenience."
    
    
      The E-Boarding Pass incorporates passenger travel details on an industry 
      standard mobile barcode that is sent directly to hundreds of handheld 
      devices and mobile phones in the form of an e-mail, WAP push/link or MMS 
      message.
    
    
      Passengers choosing E-Boarding Pass no longer require a printer or kiosk 
      to print their boarding pass. They can receive their E-Boarding Pass on 
      the move and precede directly to airport security checkpoints.
    
    
      For more information, log on to www.nwa.com/check-in/eboarding/.
    
    
      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.