Northwest Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service between Seattle and Beijing
May 08 2008 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) today announced an expansion of its
trans-Pacific route network with new daily nonstop service from
Seattle to Beijing. Scheduled to begin March 1, 2009, Northwest's
new nonstop service will conveniently connect Beijing to Seattle
and destinations throughout the United States via flights operated
by Northwest and our codeshare partners Alaska Airlines and Horizon
Air. "Northwest Airlines is proud to be Seattle's largest air
service provider across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans," said
Neal Cohen, Northwest Airlines' executive vice president of
strategy and international and CEO-regional airlines. Northwest
also serves Seattle with nonstop international service to
Amsterdam, London Heathrow and Tokyo. Cohen added, "With the new
service, Northwest is the only U.S. carrier to provide nonstop
service to two of the major economic capitals of Asia - both
Beijing and Tokyo." Nonstop Link between Pacific Northwest and
China Important for Trade and Tourism China is an economic
powerhouse and key player in today's global economy. This is
particularly important to the State of Washington, according to its
Governor, Christine Gregoire. "China is Washington State's number
one export market with nearly limitless opportunities for growth,"
said Governor Christine Gregoire. "Northwest Airlines' new flight
will greatly expand our ability to increase trade, tourism,
education and cultural exchange with China, bringing new jobs and
economic development to our state. It also reinforces Seattle as
the gateway to Asia and the Pacific. I'm very pleased that we
continue to lengthen our list of direct international flights from
Seattle on Northwest Airlines." "We are seeing the addition of the
Seattle-Beijing service as very positive," said Mark Evans,
Microsoft senior director, global procurement group. "This will
give our travelers the additional flexibility that they've been
wanting and is very good news for the Seattle market." -0- *T Daily
Service Seattle to Beijing Destination: Flight Number: Departs:
Arrives: Effective:
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Beijing 87 4:55 p.m. 8:35 p.m. +1 Mar. 1, 2009
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Destination: Flight Number: Departs: Arrives: Effective:
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Seattle 88 10:55 p.m. 6:35 p.m. Mar. 2, 2009
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*T In addition to nonstop Seattle-Beijing service, Northwest is
launching nonstop Detroit-Shanghai service next March. This daily
service will be operated with Northwest's 747-400 featuring 65
World Business Class near-flat seats and 338 coach seats. In
addition to the direct Seattle-Beijing and Detroit-Shanghai
service, Northwest will also continue to operate daily round-trip
flights from its Tokyo-Narita hub to Beijing and Shanghai,
providing customers great options to reach China from North
America. "These new direct China routes are great for customers,
both business and leisure travelers, who now have nonstop access
from North America to mainland China's two largest cities," said
Cohen. "In addition, we will continue to provide service to Beijing
and Shanghai from our Tokyo hub, allowing our customers to access
China, the rest of Asia and the world through our North American
hubs of Minneapolis-St. Paul and Detroit as well as our West Coast
gateway cities of Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los
Angeles." Business Travelers Will Fly in Style with World Business
Class(SM) Service Northwest is launching the new Beijing service
with the business traveler in mind. The new service will use the
modern and fuel efficient Airbus 330-200, featuring our popular
comfort and amenities of NWA's World Business Class(SM) service, a
prominent feature of the A330 aircraft that NWA will be using to
operate the new route. The A330-200s are equipped with 32 World
Business Class seats and 211 economy class seats, which feature
more personal space than any other aircraft in the fleet. World
Business Class(SM) travelers also enjoy an array of features
including 60 inches of space between seats, 110-volt personal
laptop power port, cycling lumbar support, a six-way adjustable
headrest and four seat-back storage pockets. An on demand in-flight
entertainment (IFE) system is available in both cabins. The
interactive IFE system offers travelers a choice of 40 movies, four
short-subject video programs, 56 different audio selections, six
games, shopping and in-flight information, allowing customers the
freedom and flexibility to start, pause or stop their selection at
any time. In World Business Class(SM), customers are able to view
any of these features on a 10.4 inch/26.4 centimeter video screen.
Customers traveling in economy class are able to view these
features on a personal video screen in the seatback in front of
them. Northwest's new nonstop flights are now available for sale
through the airline's Web site at www.nwa.com, Northwest
Reservations Centers at 1-800-225-2525, or through travel agents.
Northwest Airlines is one of the world's largest airlines with hubs
at Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, 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. Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) today announced an
expansion of its trans-Pacific route network with new daily nonstop
service from Seattle to Beijing. Scheduled to begin March 1, 2009,
Northwest�s new nonstop service will conveniently connect Beijing
to Seattle and destinations throughout the United States via
flights operated by Northwest and our codeshare partners Alaska
Airlines and Horizon Air. �Northwest Airlines is proud to be
Seattle�s largest air service provider across both the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans,� said Neal Cohen, Northwest Airlines� executive
vice president of strategy and international and CEO-regional
airlines. Northwest also serves Seattle with nonstop international
service to Amsterdam, London Heathrow and Tokyo. Cohen added, �With
the new service, Northwest is the only U.S. carrier to provide
nonstop service to two of the major economic capitals of Asia �
both Beijing and Tokyo.� Nonstop Link between Pacific Northwest and
China Important for Trade and Tourism China is an economic
powerhouse and key player in today�s global economy. This is
particularly important to the State of Washington, according to its
Governor, Christine Gregoire. "China is Washington State's number
one export market with nearly limitless opportunities for growth,�
said Governor Christine Gregoire. �Northwest Airlines' new flight
will greatly expand�our ability to increase trade, tourism,
education and cultural exchange with China, bringing new jobs and
economic development to our state. It also reinforces Seattle as
the gateway to Asia and the Pacific. I'm very pleased that we
continue to lengthen our list of direct international flights from
Seattle on Northwest Airlines." �We are seeing the addition of the
Seattle-Beijing service as very positive,� said Mark Evans,
Microsoft senior director, global procurement group. �This will
give our travelers the additional flexibility that they�ve been
wanting and is very good news for the Seattle market.� Daily
Service Seattle to Beijing � Destination: � Flight Number: �
Departs: � Arrives: � Effective: Beijing � 87 � 4:55 p.m. � 8:35
p.m. +1 � Mar. 1, 2009 � � � � Destination: � Flight Number: �
Departs: � Arrives: � Effective: Seattle � 88 � 10:55 p.m. � 6:35
p.m. � Mar. 2, 2009 In addition to nonstop Seattle-Beijing service,
Northwest is launching nonstop Detroit-Shanghai service next March.
This daily service will be operated with Northwest�s 747-400
featuring 65 World Business Class near-flat seats and 338 coach
seats. In addition to the direct Seattle-Beijing and
Detroit-Shanghai service, Northwest will also continue to operate
daily round-trip flights from its Tokyo-Narita hub to Beijing and
Shanghai, providing customers great options to reach China from
North America. �These new direct China routes are great for
customers, both business and leisure travelers, who now have
nonstop access from North America to mainland China�s two largest
cities,� said Cohen. �In addition, we will continue to provide
service to Beijing and Shanghai from our Tokyo hub, allowing our
customers to access China, the rest of Asia and the world through
our North American hubs of Minneapolis-St. Paul and Detroit as well
as our West Coast gateway cities of Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco and Los Angeles.� Business Travelers Will Fly in Style
with World Business ClassSM Service Northwest is launching the new
Beijing service with the business traveler in mind. The new service
will use the modern and fuel efficient Airbus 330-200, featuring
our popular comfort and amenities of NWA�s World Business ClassSM
service, a prominent feature of the A330 aircraft that NWA will be
using to operate the new route. The A330-200s are equipped with 32
World Business Class seats and 211 economy class seats, which
feature more personal space than any other aircraft in the fleet.
World Business ClassSM travelers also enjoy an array of features
including 60 inches of space between seats, 110-volt personal
laptop power port, cycling lumbar support, a six-way adjustable
headrest and four seat-back storage pockets. An on demand in-flight
entertainment (IFE) system is available in both cabins. The
interactive IFE system offers travelers a choice of 40 movies, four
short-subject video programs, 56 different audio selections, six
games, shopping and in-flight information, allowing customers the
freedom and flexibility to start, pause or stop their selection at
any time. In World Business ClassSM, customers are able to view any
of these features on a 10.4 inch/26.4 centimeter video screen.
Customers traveling in economy class are able to view these
features on a personal video screen in the seatback in front of
them. Northwest�s new nonstop flights are now available for sale
through the airline�s Web site at www.nwa.com, Northwest
Reservations Centers at 1-800-225-2525, or through travel agents.
Northwest Airlines is one of the world�s largest airlines with hubs
at Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, 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.
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