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Northwest Offers Fares From Portland, Ore. to Hawaii For $191* Each Way Airline offering sale fares to Honolulu for $191* each way, Maui for $231* each way PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ:NWAC) today announced low sale fares from Portland to Hawaii as a result of the airline's new nonstop service to Honolulu. The airline announced new sale fares of $191* each way from Portland to Honolulu, and $231* each way to Maui, Hawaii, for travel from January 4 through May 19, 2005. Northwest begins new daily nonstop service from Portland to Honolulu on Dec. 15. The service will be operated with Northwest's modern Boeing 757-300 aircraft, with 24 seats in first class and 200 seats in coach class. The airline is offering sale fares to Maui via a connection in Honolulu to flights operated by its marketing partner, Hawaiian Airlines, providing convenient transfers and opportunities to earn and redeem WorldPerks frequent flyer miles. Northwest's sale fares to Hawaii are available for purchase until Dec. 22, 2004, through the airline's Web site at http://www.nwa.com/ , Northwest Airlines reservations at 1-800-225-2525, most travel Web sites and through travel agents. Value-priced vacation packages to Hawaii are available through Northwest Airlines WorldVacations online at http://www.nwaworldvacations.com/ , by telephone at 1-800-800-1504, or through travel agents. On Dec. 15, the airline also resumes daily nonstop service from San Francisco to Honolulu. With the addition of these new flights, Northwest will offer service to Honolulu from a total of six U.S. cities, including Detroit (seasonal), Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco. In addition, Northwest offers two daily flights between Honolulu and Northwest's hub at Tokyo-Narita and one daily flight from Honolulu to Osaka, Japan. As previously announced, Northwest will further expand its Hawaii service on Feb. 17, 2005, when it begins offering four weekly flights between Anchorage, Alaska, Maui and Honolulu. The seasonal service, the first nonstop service the airline has operated between Alaska and Hawaii, will be offered until April 3, 2005. * Fare examples are shown in U.S. dollars each way, per passenger, based on a roundtrip purchase in coach class. Fares shown to all destinations do not include a federal excise tax of $3.10 per segment flown that will be imposed on each flight segment. A segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing. Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs) of up to a maximum of $18 roundtrip and September 11 Security Fees of up to $10 roundtrip per traveler apply. A complete list of terms and conditions is included below. Northwest Airlines is the world's fourth largest airline with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo, and Amsterdam, and approximately 1,500 daily departures. Northwest is a member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance partnership with Aeromexico, Air France, Alitalia, Continental Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Korean Air. SkyTeam offers customers one of the world's most extensive global networks. Northwest and its travel partners serve more than 900 cities in more than 160 countries on six continents. In 2003, consumers from throughout the world recognized Northwest's efforts to make travel easier. Northwest's WorldPerks program was named the most popular North American frequent flyer program by readers of TIME Asia in the 2003 TIME Readers' Travel Choice Awards. A 2003 J.D. Power and Associate study of airports ranked Minneapolis/St. Paul and Detroit, home to Northwest's two largest hubs, in second and fourth place among large domestic airports in overall customer satisfaction. SALE TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Purchase requirements: Fares shown are each way per person based on a roundtrip purchase in coach class. A 14 day advance purchase is required. Tickets must be purchased within 24 hours after reservations are made, or at least seven days prior to departure, whichever occurs first, but no later than Dec. 22, 2004. Fees: A $50 USD nonrefundable surcharge will be assessed for paper tickets issued in electronic ticket- eligible markets. A ticket purchased at a Northwest Airlines airport location in the U.S. or Canada will cost an additional $10 USD/$13 CAD, and a ticket purchased through one of Northwest's U.S. reservations call centers will cost an additional $5 USD. A $50 non-refundable surcharge will be assessed for paper tickets issued in electronic ticket-eligible markets. Travel dates: Fares shown are valid for travel from January 4 through May 19, 2005. Off- peak days: Fares shown are valid for travel to Hawaii Monday through Wednesday, and from Hawaii Tuesday through Thursday. Fares for travel on days other than those specified are higher. Minimum/maximum stay: Fares require a three day minimum stay and allow a 60 day maximum stay. Stopovers: One free stopover is permitted in each direction. Changes to itinerary: Changes may be made prior to scheduled flights for a $100 administrative service fee. However, any change must meet the conditions of the new fare purchased. Other conditions: Tickets are nonrefundable. Seats are limited and may not be available. Some travel may be on flights operated by other airlines. Fares are subject to change. Other restrictions may apply. DATASOURCE: Northwest Airlines CONTACT: Northwest Media Relations, +1-612-726-2331 Web site: http://www.nwa.com/ http://www.nwaworldvacations.com/

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