Northwest Airlines Is First Airline To Deliver Flight And Worldperks Account Information On The Sprint PCS Wireless Web

Sprint PCS (NYSE: PCS) and Northwest Airlines today announced the availability of real-time access to Northwest Airlines flight and WorldPerks member information via the Sprint PCS Wireless Web. The expanded alliance between Northwest Airlines and Sprint PCS provides customers with clear, mobile access to flight and gate status and WorldPerks account information directly on the minibrowser of any Sprint PCS Internet-ready Phone. Northwest Airlines is the first airline to deliver content on the Sprint PCS Wireless Web. Sprint PCS is the nation’s largest, all-digital, all-PCS nationwide wireless network with service in more than 330 metropolitan markets and 4,000 cities across the country, including all of the nation’s major airports.

"Customers who regularly use NWA.com for travel planning and other services increasingly demand access from their wireless phones," said Al Lenza, Vice-President of Distribution for Northwest Airlines. "We are excited about offering NWA.com features to Sprint PCS customers from the Travel menu on their Internet-ready Sprint PCS Phones."

"Sprint PCS and Northwest Airlines customers nationwide can use the Wireless Web for clear and simple access to check flights, frequent flier mileage and other WorldPerks account information right in the palm of their hand," said Charles Levine, chief sales and marketing officer for Sprint PCS. "We're pleased to continue our relationship with Northwest Airlines in connecting people to the places and information that are valuable to them."

Northwest Airlines flight information and WorldPerks Account information is immediately accessible within the Travel category of the Sprint PCS Wireless Web menu. In the future, travelers will have wireless access to additional Northwest Airlines functions including convenient online reservations via the Sprint PCS Wireless Web – a powerful application for business travelers and consumers alike.

Northwest Airlines' presence on the Sprint PCS Wireless Web continues the alliance between the two companies. Today, Sprint offers WorldPerks Bonus Miles for a variety of communications products and services including Sprint PCS' seamless, all-digital, all-PCS nationwide wireless network. WorldPerks members who select any Sprint PCS Free & Clear Plan $29.99 and higher will receive 5000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles, plus five miles for every Sprint PCS dollar they spend (7 for Elite members). Northwest Airlines WorldPerks Members can sign up for Sprint PCS Service and begin earning frequent flier miles by calling 1-877-PCS-PERKS (1-877-727-7375) or by visiting any Sprint PCS Center nationwide. Northwest was the first airline to award customers frequent flyer miles for using Sprint PCS. Customers can earn additional Northwest Airlines WorldPerks Bonus Miles for Sprint long-distance, EarthLink Sprint Internet service, additional phone lines and Sprint Toll-Free Service. Customers can call (888) MILES-4-YOU for information on these additional Sprint products and services.

ABOUT NORTHWEST AIRLINES


Northwest Airlines is the world's fourth largest airline offering more than 1,700 daily departures with hubs in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Detroit, Memphis, Amsterdam and Tokyo. With its travel partners, Northwest serves over 500 cities in nearly 100 countries on six continents. Northwest and partner KLM Royal Dutch Airlines earned Air Transport World’s prestigious "Airline of the year" award in 1997. Based on statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Northwest is the most on-time U.S. airline of the decade among the seven largest network carriers and is the 2000 recipient of Air Transport World Technology Management Award.

ABOUT SPRINT PCS


Sprint PCS operates the largest 100 percent digital, 100 percent PCS nationwide wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation’s metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint PCS has licensed PCS coverage of nearly 270 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS web site at https://www.sprintpcs.com. Sprint PCS is a wholly-owned tracking group of Sprint Corporation trading on the NYSE under the symbol "PCS."

Sprint is a global communications company at the forefront in integrating long distance, local and wireless communications services and a large carrier of Internet traffic. Sprint built and operates the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber optic network and is a leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $20 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 20 million business and residential customers.