Two daily flights begin Jan. 12, 2005
DETROIT - Northwest Airlines today announced new nonstop jet service between its hub at Detroit and Wichita, Kan. Two daily flights will be offered beginning Jan. 12, 2005.
With these new flights Wichita will now enjoy service to all three Northwest domestic hubs. The airline currently offers three existing daily flights to Minneapolis/St. Paul and three to Memphis, Tenn.
“Northwest Airlines is pleased to connect Wichita with its award-winning WorldGateway hub at Detroit,” said Tom Bach, vice president of market planning and Airlink. “Passengers traveling through Detroit will find hassle-free connections to hundreds of cities throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. This new route builds on our commitment to Wichita and cities throughout the nation’s heartland.”
“The Kansas market is very pleased to be part of Northwest’s hub development and enthusiastically welcomes the additional connection options provided by the Detroit hub,” added Bailis Bell, director of airports for the city of Wichita.
The new service will be operated with Northwest Airlink partner Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ), which seats up to 50 passengers.
Including Wichita, Northwest has announced or has begun service to 11 new destinations from Detroit this year, bringing to 156 the number of destinations served from Northwest’s efficient and passenger-friendly WorldGateway hub.
The flights are open for sale now at www.nwa.com, through travel agencies or Northwest Airlines Reservations at 1-800-225-2525.
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NEW DETROIT-WICHITA SERVICE |
| Flight number |
Departs |
Arrives |
Aircraft |
| NW 2878* |
3:10 p.m. |
4:35 p.m. |
CRJ |
| NW 2863* |
7:00 p.m. |
8:25 p.m. |
CRJ |
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NEW DETROIT-WICHITA SERVICE |
| Flight number |
Departs |
Arrives |
Aircraft |
| NW 2860** |
6:15 a.m. |
9:30 a.m. |
CRJ |
| NW 2881* |
5:00 p.m. |
8:15 p.m. |
CRJ |
* Service begins Jan. 12, 2005
** Service begins Jan. 13, 2005
Northwest Airlines is the world’s fifth largest airline with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo, and Amsterdam, and approximately 1,500 daily departures. Northwest is a member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance partnership with Aeroméxico, Air France, Alitalia, Continental Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Korean Air. SkyTeam offers customers one of the world’s most extensive global networks. Northwest and its travel partners serve more than 900 cities in more than 160 countries on six continents. In 2003, consumers from throughout the world recognized Northwest’s efforts to make travel easier. Northwest’s WorldPerks program was named the most popular North American frequent flyer program by readers of TIME Asia in the 2003 TIME Readers’ Travel Choice Awards. A 2003 J.D. Power and Associate study of airports ranked Minneapolis/St. Paul and Detroit, home to Northwest’s two largest hubs, in second and fourth place among large domestic airports in overall customer satisfaction.
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