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Northwest Airlines Announces Nonstop Service Between Detroit And Charlottesville, Va. Two Daily Flights Begin April 4 DETROIT, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ:NWAC) today announced it will resume nonstop service between its hub at Detroit and Charlottesville, Va. Two daily flights will be offered beginning April 4, increasing to three on Aug. 23. "Northwest Airlines is pleased to welcome Charlottesville back into our growing global network," said Tom Bach, vice president of market planning and Airlink. "This service will offer local travelers and visitors to the region a convenient link to the world. Passengers traveling through our renowned WorldGateway hub at Detroit will find hassle-free connections to cities throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia." Northwest briefly served Charlottesville from August through October 2001. "The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority is extremely pleased to welcome Northwest Airlines back to our region," said Kurt Goodwin, chairman of the board of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority. "This service will provide business and leisure travelers with vast connections to and from Detroit, making connections possible for our valued customers worldwide. In addition, Northwest's nonstop flights to Detroit will open an additional gateway to international travel from Charlottesville, especially to the Asia- Pacific rim." The service will be operated with Northwest Airlink partner Mesaba Airlines' Saab 340 turboprop seating up to 34 passengers. Charlottesville will be the sixth destination in the Commonwealth of Virginia served by Northwest and its Airlink partners, joining Richmond, Norfolk, Roanoke and Washington's Dulles and Reagan National airports. Charlottesville brings to 159 the number of destinations served from Northwest's efficient and passenger-friendly WorldGateway hub at Detroit. The new flights are now open for at http://www.nwa.com/ , through travel agencies or Northwest Airlines Reservations at 1-800-225-2525. New Detroit-Charlottesville service Flight number: Departs: Arrives: Aircraft: NW 3097*** 10:15 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Saab 340 NW 3099* 1:35 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Saab 340 NW 3204* 9:00 p.m. 10:55 p.m. Saab 340 New Charlottesville-Detroit service Flight number: Departs: Arrives: Aircraft: NW 3191** 6:05 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Saab 340 NW 3217*** 12:30 p.m. 2:25 p.m. Saab 340 NW 3193* 4:00 p.m. 5:55 p.m. Saab 340 * Service begins April 4, 2005 ** Service begins April 5, 2005 *** Service begins Aug. 23, 2005 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. DATASOURCE: Northwest Airlines CONTACT: Northwest Media Relations, +1-612-726-2331 Web site: http://www.nwa.com/

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