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Congressmen Oberstar, Ramstad And Governor Pawlenty Support Northwest's U.S.-China Bid As It Best Meets DOT Stated Goal Of Maximizing Public Benefits; Northwest Only Airline Proposing New China Service in 2007
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Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) said today that Congressman James Oberstar (D-Minn.), Congressman Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.), and Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) have expressed their strong support for the airlines proposal with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), because it best serves the Departments stated goal of maximizing public benefits for new service between the U.S. and China.
Northwest is seeking DOT approval to provide new daily, nonstop service to Shanghai and Beijing from its WorldGateway at Detroit hub.
The Minnesota leaders have urged the DOT to award Northwest nonstop service to Shanghai and Beijing from Detroit, supporting the airlines proposal because:
* Northwest is headquartered in Minn. with more than 12,000 employees in the state.
* Northwest is the only airline to provide service to all nine Minn. commercial airports.
* Northwests catchment area traffic is far greater than any other applicant.
* Approximately 120,000 individuals and civic associations so far, including several state governors, numerous airport officials, chambers of commerce, and corporate customers also support Northwests proposal.
* Northwest is the only carrier prepared to immediately start offering service in 2007, a valuable benefit to Minnesota travelers.
* Concerns for the need to counteract the widening frequency advantage of United Airlines and Star Alliance.
* Northwest would provide single connecting service to the largest number of new U.S. markets, reaching the most customers.
Northwests proposal benefits not only passengers in the Midwest, but also passengers in the Northeast and Southeast who can conveniently travel via Detroit, said Andrea Fischer Newman, Northwest Airlines senior vice president of government affairs. Northwests U.S.-China proposal best meets the DOTs stated goal of maximizing public benefits.
Northwest has received strong support from Minnesotas leaders for its proposal to the DOT, including bipartisan support from elected officials. Leaders from more than 55 companies, along with 19 airports and several chambers of commerce are urging the DOT to award Northwest new China routes.
Additional reasons why a very large and diverse base of support also is urging the DOT to award Northwest new China routes are:
* Detroit lies on the Great Circle route and is geographically located to serve the most U.S. cities with non-circuitous connections and shortest trip times.
* Northwest is the only applicant able to provide comprehensive U.S.-China competition against United Airlines ensuring the lowest possible fares.
* Detroit is the largest U.S. hub gateway to Asia, providing the greatest public benefit, hence a logical first choice.
* Northwest would use large, customer-appealing Boeing 747-400 aircraft in 2007, and new state-of-the-art Boeing 787 aircraft in 2009.
Customers are invited to register their support for Northwests proposed China service by visiting the special web site, www.nwatochina.com.
Northwest Airlines is one of the worlds 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 worlds 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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