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Northwest Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service between Seattle and Beijing
Thursday May 8, 5:00 pm ET
Beijing will be Northwest's fourth nonstop international destination from Seattle
EAGAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA - News) today announced an expansion of its trans-Pacific route network with new daily nonstop service from Seattle to Beijing.
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Scheduled to begin March 1, 2009, Northwest’s new nonstop service will conveniently connect Beijing to Seattle and destinations throughout the United States via flights operated by Northwest and our codeshare partners Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
“Northwest Airlines is proud to be Seattle’s largest air service provider across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,” said Neal Cohen, Northwest Airlines’ executive vice president of strategy and international and CEO-regional airlines.
Northwest also serves Seattle with nonstop international service to Amsterdam, London Heathrow and Tokyo. Cohen added, “With the new service, Northwest is the only U.S. carrier to provide nonstop service to two of the major economic capitals of Asia – both Beijing and Tokyo.”
Nonstop Link between Pacific Northwest and China Important for Trade and Tourism
China is an economic powerhouse and key player in today’s global economy. This is particularly important to the State of Washington, according to its Governor, Christine Gregoire.
"China is Washington State's number one export market with nearly limitless opportunities for growth,” said Governor Christine Gregoire. “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. It also reinforces Seattle as the gateway to Asia and the Pacific. I'm very pleased that we continue to lengthen our list of direct international flights from Seattle on Northwest Airlines."
“We are seeing the addition of the Seattle-Beijing service as very positive,” said Mark Evans, Microsoft senior director, global procurement group. “This will give our travelers the additional flexibility that they’ve been wanting and is very good news for the Seattle market.”
Daily Service Seattle to Beijing
Destination: Flight Number: Departs: Arrives: Effective:
Beijing 87 4:55 p.m. 8:35 p.m. +1 Mar. 1, 2009
Destination: Flight Number: Departs: Arrives: Effective:
Seattle 88 10:55 p.m. 6:35 p.m. Mar. 2, 2009
In addition to nonstop Seattle-Beijing service, Northwest is launching nonstop Detroit-Shanghai service next March. This daily service will be operated with Northwest’s 747-400 featuring 65 World Business Class near-flat seats and 338 coach seats.
In addition to the direct Seattle-Beijing and Detroit-Shanghai service, Northwest will also continue to operate daily round-trip flights from its Tokyo-Narita hub to Beijing and Shanghai, providing customers great options to reach China from North America.
“These new direct China routes are great for customers, both business and leisure travelers, who now have nonstop access from North America to mainland China’s two largest cities,” said Cohen. “In addition, we will continue to provide service to Beijing and Shanghai from our Tokyo hub, allowing our customers to access China, the rest of Asia and the world through our North American hubs of Minneapolis-St. Paul and Detroit as well as our West Coast gateway cities of Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles
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Northwest Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service between Seattle and Beijing
Thursday May 8, 5:00 pm ET
Beijing will be Northwest's fourth nonstop international destination from Seattle
EAGAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA - News) today announced an expansion of its trans-Pacific route network with new daily nonstop service from Seattle to Beijing.
ADVERTISEMENT
Scheduled to begin March 1, 2009, Northwest’s new nonstop service will conveniently connect Beijing to Seattle and destinations throughout the United States via flights operated by Northwest and our codeshare partners Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
“Northwest Airlines is proud to be Seattle’s largest air service provider across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,” said Neal Cohen, Northwest Airlines’ executive vice president of strategy and international and CEO-regional airlines.
Northwest also serves Seattle with nonstop international service to Amsterdam, London Heathrow and Tokyo. Cohen added, “With the new service, Northwest is the only U.S. carrier to provide nonstop service to two of the major economic capitals of Asia – both Beijing and Tokyo.”
Nonstop Link between Pacific Northwest and China Important for Trade and Tourism
China is an economic powerhouse and key player in today’s global economy. This is particularly important to the State of Washington, according to its Governor, Christine Gregoire.
"China is Washington State's number one export market with nearly limitless opportunities for growth,” said Governor Christine Gregoire. “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. It also reinforces Seattle as the gateway to Asia and the Pacific. I'm very pleased that we continue to lengthen our list of direct international flights from Seattle on Northwest Airlines."
“We are seeing the addition of the Seattle-Beijing service as very positive,” said Mark Evans, Microsoft senior director, global procurement group. “This will give our travelers the additional flexibility that they’ve been wanting and is very good news for the Seattle market.”
Daily Service Seattle to Beijing
Destination: Flight Number: Departs: Arrives: Effective:
Beijing 87 4:55 p.m. 8:35 p.m. +1 Mar. 1, 2009
Destination: Flight Number: Departs: Arrives: Effective:
Seattle 88 10:55 p.m. 6:35 p.m. Mar. 2, 2009
In addition to nonstop Seattle-Beijing service, Northwest is launching nonstop Detroit-Shanghai service next March. This daily service will be operated with Northwest’s 747-400 featuring 65 World Business Class near-flat seats and 338 coach seats.
In addition to the direct Seattle-Beijing and Detroit-Shanghai service, Northwest will also continue to operate daily round-trip flights from its Tokyo-Narita hub to Beijing and Shanghai, providing customers great options to reach China from North America.
“These new direct China routes are great for customers, both business and leisure travelers, who now have nonstop access from North America to mainland China’s two largest cities,” said Cohen. “In addition, we will continue to provide service to Beijing and Shanghai from our Tokyo hub, allowing our customers to access China, the rest of Asia and the world through our North American hubs of Minneapolis-St. Paul and Detroit as well as our West Coast gateway cities of Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles
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