Northwest Airlines Corporation Celebrates Listing on NYSE and Emergence from Bankruptcy

Northwest Airlines Corporation Celebrates Listing on NYSE and Emergence from Bankruptcy

16th airline sector listing on the NYSE

Total market cap of all NYSE-listed airline companies surpasses $66 billion

Today, Northwest Airlines Corporation rang The Opening BellSM at the New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX), to celebrate the company’s listing on the NYSE and emergence from bankruptcy.

“We extend a warm welcome to Northwest Airlines Corporation as it joins our family of NYSE-listed companies,” said NYSE Euronext CEO and Director John A. Thain. “We look forward to a strong and lasting partnership with the company and to providing them with the superior market quality and unsurpassed brand visibility of the New York Stock Exchange.”

Northwest Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines with a market cap of $7.1 billion, began regular-way trading today on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “NWA.”

Northwest Airlines joins other NYSE-listed companies in the airline sector including Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) which celebrated its re-listing on May 3 after successfully emerging from bankruptcy. Other NYSE-listed airline companies include Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) with a market cap of $12 billion and Air France KLM (NYSE: AKH) with a market cap of $11.5 billion. This brings the total number of airlines companies listed on the NYSE to 16 with a total market cap of over $66 billion. For more information on NYSE-listed please visit http://www.nyse.com/airlines.

“Northwest Airlines is pleased to be trading once again on the NYSE,” said Doug Steenland, Northwest Airlines President and Chief Executive Officer. “It is appropriate that we trade in the market under the ticker symbol “NWA” which is the well-known symbol for Northwest Airlines which our customers see on our aircraft, at the airport, on our web site, and now investors will recognize it as it crosses the ticker tape at the New York Stock Exchange.”

About Northwest Airlines Corporation

Northwest Airlines is one of the world’s largest airlines with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, 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 900 cities in excess of 160 countries on six continents.

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