Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines Inc. (NWA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Inc. with main hubs at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Memphis International Airport, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Tokyo Narita International Airport. It focus city is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota.
Northwest Airlines was formed in 1926 as Northwest Airways initially to deliver mail for the U.S. Post Office Department. The next year it began to fly passengers and in 1928 commenced its first international service to Winnipeg, Canada. Northwest Airways was renamed Northwest Airlines in 1934 and was publicly traded in 1941.
In 2004, it carried 5.1 million passengers across the Pacific Ocean, more than any U.S. airline. NWA was considered sixth largest airline in the world in terms of domestic and international scheduled passenger miles flown in 2006.
Merger talks between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines started in early months of 2008. It was finalized when the United States Department of Justice approved the merger on the 29th of October 2008. The merger made Delta Air Lines the world’s largest passenger airline.
Northwest will be fully integrated into Delta. Meantime, it retains its brand name until the process has been completed. The Northwest brand will be gradually phased out.
Domestic and International Destinations
Northwest flies to 254 destinations and has a fleet size of 336 aircraft.
It operates flights to Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai in People’s Republic of China; Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo in Japan; Busan and Seoul in South Korea; Taipei; Mumbai in India; Manila in the Philippines; Singapore; Bangkok in Thailand; Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam; Paris in France; Frankfurt in Germany; Athens in Greece; Rome and Venice in Italy; Amsterdam in Netherlands; London in United Kingdom; Calgary/Banff, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal in Canada; San Jose del Cabo/Cabo San Lucas, Manzanillo, Mexico City, Acapulco, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Cozumel and Mazatlan in Mexico; Nassau in Bahamas; Grand Cayman in Cayman Islands; Santiago in Dominican Republic; Montego Bay in Jamaica; San Juan in Puerto Rico; Guam; and Saipan in Northern Mariana Islands.
NWA services Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Lansing, Saginaw and Traverse City in Michigan; Birmingham in Alabama; Anchorage and Fairbanks in Alaska; Little Rock in Arkansas; Tucson and Phoenix/Scottsdale in Arizona; Sacramento, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Ana/Orange County in California; Colorado Springs, Denver, Hayden/Steamboat Springs and Vail/Eagle in Colorado; Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort Walton Beach, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota/Bradenton, Tampa Bay Area and West Palm Beach in Florida; Atlanta in Georgia; Honolulu, Kahului and Kailua-Kona in Hawaii; Boise in Idaho; Chicago in Illinois; Indianapolis in Indiana; Cedar Rapids and Des Moines in Iowa; Louisville in Kentucky; Baton Rouge and New Orleans in Louisiana; Baltimore in Maryland; Boston in Massachusetts; Duluth/Superior, Wisconsin, Minneapolis/Saint Paul and Rochester in Minnesota; Hartford/Springfield, Massachusetts in Connecticut; Kansas City and Saint Louis in Missouri; Billings, Bozeman and Kalispell in Montana; Omaha in Nebraska; Las Vegas in Nevada; Manchester in New Hampshire; Newark in New Jersey; Albuquerque in New Mexico; Albany, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York City, Rochester and Syracuse in New York; Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham in North Carolina; Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot in North Dakota; Cleveland and Columbus in Ohio; Oklahoma City in Oklahoma; Portland in Oregon; Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania; Providence in Rhode Island; Rapid City and Sioux Falls in South Dakota; Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio in Texas; Salt Lake City in Utah; Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Williamsburg, Richmond and Washington DC in Virginia; Seattle/Tacoma and Spokane in Washington; Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison and Milwaukee in Wisconsin; Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee; and Jackson Hole (seasonal) in Wyoming.
WorldPerks
WorldPerks is the frequent flyer programme of Northwest Airlines. It has a four-tier membership, base (entry level), Silver, Gold and Platinum. The Elite Qualifying Miles that members accumulate within a calendar year determine the level of membership.
WorldPerks makes it easy for members to earn miles. Just fly with NWA, SkyTeam airlines and other airline partners. Members may also accrue miles by purchasing goods or services from its Mileage Partners that include hotels, dining and leisure, retail and gift, credit cards, cruises and vacation, car rental and ground transportation, business services and auto and home services.
WorldPerks miles can be redeemed for flight awards, PerkChoice and other award options.
Elite Status benefits include automated upgrade processing, confirmed domestic upgrades, confirmed companion upgrade, reservation phone line, increased access to award seats and waitlist priority on sold-out flights.