Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) announced today it will offer daily nonstop service between the Minneapolis/St. Paul hub and Fort Wayne, Indiana beginning June 5, 2008. The new service will be operated by Northwest Airlink partner Pinnacle Airlines using 50-seat CRJ-200 aircraft.

Northwest flight 5625 will depart Minneapolis/St. Paul at 8:15 p.m. and arrive in Fort Wayne at 11:10 p.m.

Northwest flight 5624 will depart Fort Wayne at 7:00 a.m. and will arrive in Minneapolis/St. Paul at 8:02 a.m. Minneapolis/St. Paul-Fort Wayne
Flight number: Departs: Arrives:
NW 5625 8:15 p.m. 11:10 p.m.
Fort Wayne-Minneapolis/St. Paul
Flight number: Departs: Arrives:
NW 5624 7:00 a.m. 8:02 a.m.

“Northwest Airlines is pleased to add Fort Wayne service to our hub in Minneapolis/St. Paul,” said Dennis Newman, vice president of network planning and scheduling. “This new route will provide greater variety of connecting opportunities for our customers in northeast Indiana to the Western U.S. and Canada and to every location Northwest flies throughout the world.”

Northwest is offering 1,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles for roundtrip travel between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Fort Wayne from June 5 through July 15, 2008. Registration is required prior to travel. Additional terms and conditions apply. Details can be found at www.nwa.com/offers/mspfwa08.

The new flights between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Fort Wayne are available for booking at www.nwa.com, through travel agencies or by calling Northwest Airlines Reservations at 1-800-225-2525.

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 1,000 cities in excess of 160 countries on six continents.

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