Northwest Airlines

While the public may assume banning laptops is a surefire way to reduce distractions, the debate isn’t an easy one. Industry...

At first it was just an extra $10 or $20 added to your Thanksgiving flight, but the airlines have raked in so much additional revenue from the surcharges they're extending -- and increasing -- the surcharges through peak travel times in 2010.

United, Delta, and Northwest are increasing their peak travel time flights by $50 in some cases through Memorial Day 2010. US Airways took...

Delta-Northwest and American Airlines are competing for partnership with Japan Airlines. The Asian carrier has had a very public financial struggle this year, and has asked the government for more funding in order to keep afloat.

After a week of discussions, debates and closed-door conversations, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration revoked the licenses of the Northwest Airlines pilots who missed their Minneapolis mark by 150 miles because they were distracted by their laptops.

Now comes word that the two pilots - Capt. Timothy Cheney and First Officer Richard Cole...

The Federal Aviation Administration revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who admitted to being on their laptops when they flew 150 miles past the Minneapolis International Airport before circling back to land last week.

Northwest flight 188 was carrying 147 passengers when it lost contact with air traffic controllers for more than one hour. As fighter jets...

What caused Northwest Airlines flight 188 to miss its airport destination and fly 150 miles past Minneapolis? Laptops.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Northwest pilots told federal investigators that "a bathroom break, chatting with a flight attendant in the cockpit and then taking out their laptops to discuss work schedules apparently created distractions that led...

National Transportation Safety Board investigators interviewed the pilots and crew of Northwest Airline flight 188, questioning the pilots in-flight activities which caused the flight to fly 150 miles past its intended airport

The answers are vague and the rational is unheard of, but the pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188 will be in the hot seat later this week when they are questioned by the National Transportation Safety Board.

The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188 flew 150 miles past their destination and didn't respond to radio or tower messages for more than hour. The concern raised...

Northwest Airlines is offering sale fares from the Twin Cities on travel through May 21. Book and buy these cheap flights by April 7.

Book flights to Chicago, Miami or Seattle, plus other U.S. cities.

One-way sample fares from Minneapolis/St. Paul (round-trip purchase required) start at $39, taxes and fees are additional.

Northwest Airlines’ off-again, on-again non-stop Hartford (BDL) – Amsterdam flights is off again. Service was set to resume June 3.

In a prepared release from Hartford’s Bradley International Airport, Delta Air Lines, which is in the process of assimilating Northwest, says “the flight is not economically viable at this time.”

The carrier hopes to bring it back “when...

Northwest Airlines recently announced it will hand out peanuts instead of pretzels on their flights, a move that mimics the policies of its new owner Delta Air Lines, but also has many flyers concerned about allergies.

The StarTribune.com is reporting that Northwest is handing out the peanuts in accordance with Delta's snack policies. The two airlines recently merged and Northwest...

As the two carriers work toward merging their names and customers, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines will begin combining gates they use at airports around the nation.

Reports predict approximately 170 Delta gates at various airports may be dropped, resulting in lower rental fees.

If you’re a member of both Delta SkyMiles and Northwest WorldPerks, you're one step closer to a free flight. The airlines just announced they are merging their frequent flyer programs.

You can now link your Delta and Northwest frequent flyer accounts, and transfer miles between those accounts, at no charge. Link the accounts before March 15 and get and get 500 bonus...

Seasonal non-stop flights from Memphis (MEM) to Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) are on the way. Northwest Airlines will launch the once-daily Memphis-Sarasota route on March 2 and fly through April 20.

Memphis continues to be a major hub for Northwest Airlines, who is currently in the process of merging with Delta Air Lines. Commuter/regional carrier Northwest Airlink will actually fly the...

Northwest Airlines reducing flights between Portland and Amsterdam on a temporary basis, it has been revealed.

The carrier is eliminating one flight per week, bringing the current five weekly services to four per week.

If it’s friends and relatives you want to see, and you’re not locked into ironclad dates, then Northwest Airlines’ on-going holiday discount airfare sale might be the ticket. Book and buy Northwest flights no later than Dec. 29 and land deals as low as $49, each-way – exclusive of taxes and fees.Be prepared to stay over at least three days to get these discount airfares and you'll...

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Northwest Airlines (which just merged with Delta Air Lines) plans to pull out of the Lincoln (LNK) to Detroit (DTW) market come January 2009.It’s not as if the route weren’t popular. The Journal Star reports that seats on the single daily sojourn are 90 percent full.

Northwest Airlines is ending flights between Seattle and London, England.

The carrier, which started services on the route less than six months ago, will terminate flights from January 8, 2009.

There's a new way to get to Columbia, MO (COU), actually the only way to fly there commercially, so says Official Airline Guide (OAG).

Northwest Airlink is now offering three-times-daily service between Columbia and its Memphis (MEM) hub, via venerable Saab 340 propjets.

Nearly nine out of ten Northwest Airlines flights were on time in October, according to new data released by Flightstats (Web site: www.flightstats.com).

The flight-tracking company revealed that 89.7 percent of Northwest Airlines were on time, compared to 85 per cent of all airlines in the U.S.

Northwest was followed by Horizon Air (89. 2 percent), Southwest Airlines...

Northwest Airlines has announced a new promotion in collaboration with Domino's Pizza.

Customers who order a Domino's Oven-Baked Sandwich will be entered into a sweepstake to win two roundtrip flights with Northwest.

The Fly Away with Domino's & Northwest competition started yesterday (October 27) and will run until next Wednesday (November 5).

Merger-bound Northwest Airlines is preparing to launch a couple of key new transpacific routes soon. Northwest, which is moving toward a probable merger with Delta Air Lines, intends to begin new nonstop China flights this coming March.

In the offing is service from Seattle/Tacoma (SEA) to Beijing (PEK). Nonstop flights are set to take wing on March 1, 2009. This would put Northwest...

Northwest Airlines has resumed its daily services between Tokyo and Taipei, meaning passengers traveling on the carrier to Japan can now continue to Taiwan.

The airline terminated the route following the SARS outbreak in 2004, the China Post reports.

Raymond Chang, President of Northwest's Taiwan operations, told the newspaper that Asia-bound U.S. passengers can fly Tokyo...

Northwest Airlines has announced that it has received government approval to go ahead with a codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines on all Northwest transpacific routes.

Starting August 30, the agreement will include transpacific flights from Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Honolulu, adding to the existing codeshare flights from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles....

Northwest Airlines Flight 796 was forced to make an emergency landing due to a mechanical problem during the flight. The flight from Milwaukee to Minneapolis faced a stalled engine and popped tire during the flight, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Milwaukee.

Northwest Airlines is planning to add an $80 round-trip fuel surcharge starting January 10, 2009.

Michelle Aguayo-Shannon, a spokeswoman for Northwest, said the hike will affect tickets on about 7,000 flights or 30 percent of total domestic flights.

Impelled by the price of jet fuel, merger-bound Northwest Airlines is canceling a pair of international routes on October 1, and suspending another.

Gone altogether will new NW's innovative Boeing 757 nonstop from Hartford (BDL) to Amsterdam (AMS). Also exiting is Northwest's Detroit (DTW) to Düsseldorf (DUS) nonstop.

Suspended for the season – until March 28, 2009 –...

Merger-bound Northwest Airlines says it is cutting domestic and international seats this fourth quarter by between 8.5 and 9.5 percent. As a result it's axing 2,500 front line and management employees, charging most passengers to check their first bag, boosting change fees, and levying charges for flyers redeeming WorldPerks frequent flyer miles.

Fuel costs are the impetus here. They...

Northwest Airlines has suspended its recently introduced flights from Minneapolis-St Paul to Paris.

The carrier added the direct flights three months ago, but will withdraw services from fall due to rising fuel costs.

Northwest's first flight to Paris took off on April 8 and announced last week that it would suspend services between October 1 and March 27, 2009.

Northwest Airlines has paid tribute to a local airman at Hector International Airport in Fargo.

The carrier teamed up with pilot manual publisher Jeppesen to honor Fargo resident Lieutenant Commander William Muscha who was killed in a training accident in 2002.

Northwest has named a new landing procedure after the pilot and presented the airman's family with a framed...

In today's airline environment it's intriguing to see a new nonstop link. Northwest Airlink is the carrier and Memphis (MEM) - Hartford (BDL) is the route.

The carrier has launched the new once-daily service between the two cities with a 50-seat CRJ-200. It means Connecticut flyers will be connected directly with NW's southern hub for the first time.

Look for Northwest Airlines to lop off 8.5 to 9.5 percent of its mainline seats during the fourth quarter of 2008. The reason is no surprise: fuel costs.

Doug Steenland, Northwest CEO, who is navigating his carrier toward a planned merger with Delta Air Lines, says: “We are taking prudent actions to reduce our capacity and right-size the airline. This will allow us to match our...

Northwest Airlines' new daily nonstop service from its Detroit World Gateway to Chattanooga, Tennessee, will begin tomorrow (Thursday, June 5).

The new Detroit-Chattanooga service will be operated by Northwest Airlink partner Pinnacle Airlines using 50-seat CRJ-200 aircraft and will depart Detroit at 7:10pm and arrive in Chattanooga at 8:45pm. The...

Northwest Airlines has revealed its latest route, which will connect its Memphis hub with the city of Columbia, Missouri.

The nonstop daily flights will begin in August after Northwest was granted Essential Air Service (EAS) rights to the route last month.

Tickets go on sale on May 24 and the first flight is due to take off on August 19.

Nonstop flights between Seattle and Beijing with Northwest Airlines are due to commence on March 1, 2009.

"Northwest Airlines' new flight will greatly expand our ability to increase trade, tourism, education and cultural exchange with China, bringing new jobs and economic development to our state," said Christine Gregoire, Governor of the state of Washington.

The route will...

Northwest Airlines has announced a number of upgrades to its online flight reservation system.

Passengers will be able to book flights, reserve hotel rooms and hire rental cars with the improvements to NWA.com.

Once customers have booked tickets for Northwest flights they will be presented with the option to choose relevant travel options including hotels and...

Northwest Airlines has announced a partnership with the shared-ride service SuperShuttle.

Members of the WorldPerks loyalty program can receive additional miles if they book a SuperShuttle ride to selected U.S airports from their home, office or hotel.

Customers who book online at supershuttle.com will earn 50 miles in each direction for a SuperShuttle journey or 150 miles...

There will soon be a new link between Lexington, Kentucky (LEX), and Northwest Airlines' hub at Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP). June 5 is the launch date, and service is set to be seasonal, not year-round.

Currently, there is no nonstop service in the market. When Northwest Airlink (the trade name of Northwest's regional airline service) does enter the route, it will be with just a...

Northwest Airlines will launch its new flight from Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport to Paris, France, later today (Tuesday, April 8).

The airline will mark the start of the first nonstop service between the two cities in an official ceremony at the Twin Cities airport this afternoon.

Part of the ceremony will see the inaugural A330-300 aircraft named after Charles...

Northwest Airlines has announced a series of changes to help cut its costs as it faces financial problems from the increased price of fuel.

As well as freezing the recruitment of new pilots, the airline will cut its domestic schedule by 5 percent from December. A fleet reduction from 20 to 15 aircraft will also take place, as will increases to fees, air fares and fuel...

Even as a possible merger between Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines spins slowly in the wind, Northwest is going ahead with plans to launch new nonstop service from its Deep South hub at Memphis (MEM) to Hartford (BDL).

June 15 is the planned start date for nonstop CRJ200 regional jet service between Memphis and Hartford’s Bradley International Airport. There will be one...

The quasi-unbundling of the airline product continues. Northwest Airlines will be charging $25 to check a second bag in the bellies of its airplanes beginning May 5. The decision follows similar moves earlier this year by a trio of other carriers. United Airlines initiated the add-on charge, followed by US Airways and Delta Air Lines.

Northwest says the second bag fee applies to...

Joining the list of competitor airlines that recently upped their baggage fees, Northwest Airlines announced yesterday (Friday, March 28) that $25 will be added for a second piece of luggage on all North America flights. The fee will come into effect on May 5 and applies to both legs of a round-trip flight.

In addition to the $25 extra bag fee, Northwest is also raising the fees for...

Northwest Airlines has been praised for its efforts to save fuel as part of its plan to boost environmental sustainability.

The carrier was presented with the Excellence in Waste and Pollution Prevention title at the Minnesota Governor's Awards earlier this week. Recognizing firms that aim to limit pollution and waste, the award paid homage to Northwest's efforts in fuel...

Been thinking about a sojourn to Europe in the springtime? This could clinch the deal. Northwest Airlines is offering some deliciously low discount airfares out of its new Hartford (BDL) gateway.All the discount airfares quoted below are each-way, and require a round-trip purchase. That’s important to remember when setting money aside for the trip. Neither taxes nor fees are included in...