Northwest Airlines Puts Travel To Asia On Sale

If you’ve always wanted to spend the holidays in Asia, Northwest Airlines now gives you the perfect opportunity to treat yourself to an early present or New Year’s indulgence. Northwest today announced a major holiday fare sale from cities throughout the United States to 12 markets in Asia with discounts of up to 40 percent.

Markets include: Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya); China (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong); Singapore; Taiwan (Taipei, Kaohsiung); Korea (Seoul); the Philippines (Manila); and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur). Sale fares are available from throughout the continental United States and Alaska.

Sample fares include:

All fares shown are one-way based on a round-trip purchase in coach class. Fares are valid for travel to all markets except the Philippines and China from Nov. 1 through Dec. 9, 2000 or Jan. 11 through Feb. 10, 2001. Travel dates for Manila are Nov. 1 through Nov. 27, 2000 or Jan. 11 through Feb. 10 2001; travel dates for China are Oct. 24 through Dec. 9, 2000 or Jan. 11 through Feb. 10, 2001.

Tickets must be purchased within three days of making reservations or seven days before departure, whichever comes first. A Saturday night stay is required and the maximum stay is 30 days. Tickets are non-refundable and a $150 change fee applies.

Northwest has served Asia for 53 years and was the first airline to link North America to Asia over the North Pacific in July, 1947. Northwest serves 15 markets in the Asia/Pacific region with its fleet of 36 Boeing 747 aircraft.

Northwest Airlines is the world's fourth largest airline offering more than 2,600 daily departures with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam. With its travel partners, Northwest serves more than 750 cities in 120 countries on 6 continents. Northwest and partner KLM Royal Dutch Airlines received Air Transport World's prestigious "1997 Airline of the Year" award and, based on statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Northwest was the most on-time U.S. airline among the seven largest network carriers for the period 1990-1999. Northwest is the 2000 recipient of Air Transport World Airline Technology Management Award. Northwest's WorldPerks frequent flyer program is the highest rated U.S.-based program reviewed by InsideFlyer Magazine, the leading authority on airline free travel programs, and in 1999 was named the most preferred frequent flyer program by the readers of Time magazine in Asia. WorldPerks received the special "Industry Impact Award" during InsideFlyer's 12th Annual Freddie Awards. In 1999, Northwest's nwa.com was chosen as best airline web site by zdNews.com and Business 2.0 and was named one of the top 500 sites by Internet World magazine.