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Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) today announced a September consolidated (mainline and regional) load factor of 83.3 percent, 0.4 points below September 2007. Northwest reported a mainline load factor of 84.8 percent, 0.3 points above September 2007. In September 2008, Northwest and Northwest Airlink regional carriers flew 6.2 billion consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and 7.45 billion consolidated available seat miles (ASMs), a traffic decrease of 0.5 percent and a capacity decrease of 0.1 percent versus September 2007. Northwest flew 5.53 billion mainline revenue passenger miles and 6.52 billion mainline available seat miles in September 2008, a traffic decrease of 4.3 percent and a capacity decrease of 4.7 percent versus September 2007. -0- *T NORTHWEST AIRLINES TRAFFIC SUMMARY September 2008 September 2007 Change Revenue Passenger Miles (000s): Domestic 2,647,905 3,081,294 (14.1)% International 2,885,180 2,703,210 6.7% Pacific 1,617,379 1,645,765 (1.7)% Atlantic 1,267,801 1,057,445 19.9% System (Mainline) 5,533,085 5,784,504 (4.3)% Regional 670,533 452,491 48.2% Consolidated 6,203,618 6,236,995 (0.5)% Available Seat Miles (000s): Domestic 3,143,926 3,786,011 (17.0)% International 3,379,729 3,055,839 10.6% Pacific 1,899,078 1,864,688 1.8% Atlantic 1,480,651 1,191,151 24.3% System (Mainline) 6,523,655 6,841,850 (4.7)% Regional 922,706 611,357 50.9% Consolidated 7,446,361 7,453,207 (0.1)% Load Factor: Domestic 84.2% 81.4% 2.8 pts International 85.4% 88.5% (3.1) pts Pacific 85.2% 88.3% (3.1) pts Atlantic 85.6% 88.8% (3.2) pts System (Mainline) 84.8% 84.5% (0.3) pts Regional 72.7% 74.0% (1.3) pts Consolidated 83.3% 83.7% (0.4) pts Enplaned Passengers: System (Mainline) 3,586,089 4,162,259 (13.8)% Regional 1,389,463 1,043,037 33.2% Consolidated 4,975,552 5,205,296 (4.4)% YTD-08 YTD-07 Change Revenue Passenger Miles (000s): Domestic 30,139,028 31,770,491 (5.1)% International 25,199,183 23,747,436 6.1% Pacific 14,983,489 15,124,578 (0.9)% Atlantic 10,215,694 8,622,858 18.5% System (Mainline) 55,338,211 55,517,927 (0.3)% Regional 5,770,494 3,945,622 46.3% Consolidated 61,108,705 59,463,549 2.8% Available Seat Miles (000s): Domestic 35,284,498 37,821,720 (6.7)% International 29,518,602 27,356,691 7.9% Pacific 17,315,108 17,399,071 (0.5)% Atlantic 12,203,494 9,957,620 22.6% System (Mainline) 64,803,100 65,178,411 (0.6%) Regional 7,630,797 5,275,807 44.6% Consolidated 72,433,897 70,454,218 2.8% Load Factor: Domestic 85.4% 84.0% 1.4 pts International 85.4% 86.8% (1.4) pts Pacific 86.5% 86.9% (0.4) pts Atlantic 83.7% 86.6% (2.9) pts System (Mainline) 85.4% 85.2% 0.2 pts Regional 75.6% 74.8% 0.8 pts Consolidated 84.4% 84.4% 0.0 pts Enplaned Passengers: System (Mainline) 38,231,505 40,937,982 (6.6)% Regional 12,202,578 9,305,577 31.1% Consolidated 50,434,083 50,243,559 0.4% *T Northwest Airlines is one of the world's largest airlines with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Northwest, with its regional partners, operates approximately 2,400 daily departures. Northwest is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance that offers customers one of the world's most extensive global networks. Northwest and its travel partners serve more than 1,000 cities in excess of 160 countries on six continents. Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) today announced a September consolidated (mainline and regional) load factor of 83.3 percent, 0.4 points below September 2007. Northwest reported a mainline load factor of 84.8 percent, 0.3 points above September 2007. In September 2008, Northwest and Northwest Airlink regional carriers flew 6.2 billion consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and 7.45 billion consolidated available seat miles (ASMs), a traffic decrease of 0.5 percent and a capacity decrease of 0.1 percent versus September 2007. Northwest flew 5.53 billion mainline revenue passenger miles and 6.52 billion mainline available seat miles in September 2008, a traffic decrease of 4.3 percent and a capacity decrease of 4.7 percent versus September 2007. NORTHWEST AIRLINES TRAFFIC SUMMARY � � September 2008 � September 2007 � Change � Revenue Passenger Miles (000s): Domestic 2,647,905 3,081,294 (14.1)% International 2,885,180 2,703,210 6.7% Pacific 1,617,379 1,645,765 (1.7)% Atlantic 1,267,801 1,057,445 19.9% System (Mainline) 5,533,085 5,784,504 (4.3)% Regional 670,533 452,491 48.2% Consolidated 6,203,618 6,236,995 (0.5)% � Available Seat Miles (000s): Domestic 3,143,926 3,786,011 (17.0)% International 3,379,729 3,055,839 10.6% Pacific 1,899,078 1,864,688 1.8% Atlantic 1,480,651 1,191,151 24.3% System (Mainline) 6,523,655 6,841,850 (4.7)% Regional 922,706 611,357 50.9% Consolidated 7,446,361 7,453,207 (0.1)% � Load Factor: Domestic 84.2% 81.4% 2.8 pts International 85.4% 88.5% (3.1) pts Pacific 85.2% 88.3% (3.1) pts Atlantic 85.6% 88.8% (3.2) pts System (Mainline) 84.8% 84.5% (0.3) pts Regional 72.7% 74.0% (1.3) pts Consolidated 83.3% 83.7% (0.4) pts � Enplaned Passengers: System (Mainline) 3,586,089 4,162,259 (13.8)% Regional 1,389,463 1,043,037 33.2% Consolidated 4,975,552 5,205,296 (4.4)% � YTD-08 YTD-07 Change � Revenue Passenger Miles (000s): Domestic 30,139,028 31,770,491 (5.1)% International 25,199,183 23,747,436 6.1% Pacific 14,983,489 15,124,578 (0.9)% Atlantic 10,215,694 8,622,858 18.5% System (Mainline) 55,338,211 55,517,927 (0.3)% Regional 5,770,494 3,945,622 46.3% Consolidated 61,108,705 59,463,549 2.8% � Available Seat Miles (000s): Domestic 35,284,498 37,821,720 (6.7)% International 29,518,602 27,356,691 7.9% Pacific 17,315,108 17,399,071 (0.5)% Atlantic 12,203,494 9,957,620 22.6% System (Mainline) 64,803,100 65,178,411 (0.6%) Regional 7,630,797 5,275,807 44.6% Consolidated 72,433,897 70,454,218 2.8% � Load Factor: Domestic 85.4% 84.0% 1.4 pts International 85.4% 86.8% (1.4) pts Pacific 86.5% 86.9% (0.4) pts Atlantic 83.7% 86.6% (2.9) pts System (Mainline) 85.4% 85.2% 0.2 pts Regional 75.6% 74.8% 0.8 pts Consolidated 84.4% 84.4% 0.0 pts � Enplaned Passengers: System (Mainline) 38,231,505 40,937,982 (6.6)% Regional 12,202,578 9,305,577 31.1% Consolidated 50,434,083 50,243,559 0.4% Northwest Airlines is one of the world�s largest airlines with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Northwest, with its�regional partners, operates approximately 2,400 daily departures. Northwest is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance that offers customers one of the world�s most extensive global networks. Northwest and its travel partners serve more than 1,000 cities in excess of 160 countries on six continents.