Northwest’s Nagoya flights now flying from ‘Centrair’

Northwest Airlines’ flights to and from Nagoya are now operating from the new Central Japan International Airport, known as “Centrair.”

Northwest, which operates more flights at Nagoya than any other U.S. airline, said yesterday that it offers daily service between Nagoya and four destinations, including its WorldGateway hub at Detroit, Manila, the Philippines, and Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.

The airline also offers service between Nagoya and its Tokyo hub, providing convenient single connections to eight top business and leisure destinations in the U.S. including Detroit, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York (JFK), Portland, Ore., San Francisco, and Seattle.

The first Northwest departure from Centrair, Japan’s third largest international airport, was flight 78 to Tokyo. The first Northwest arrival into Centrair was flight 78 from Saipan. Both flights operated on-time.

“Northwest was the only U.S. airline with service to the mainland to introduce its customers to the new Central Japan International Airport on its first day of operations,” said Phil Haan, executive vice president of international, alliances and information technology and chairman of NWA Cargo. “Northwest’s presence at the opening of the new Centrair facility is another milestone in our 13-year history of serving Nagoya and 57-year history of serving Japan.”

The new Centrair airport’s terminal has twice the number of gates than the airport it replaces, allowing all Northwest customers to board and deplane through loading bridges versus outdoor boarding stairs. Centrair also has more check-in capacity and additional checkpoints with the latest security technology.

Northwest customers departing from Nagoya can check-in via the Internet at www.nwa.com/jp, at one of the airline’s self-service check-in kiosks in the lobby at island “E,” or at the ticket counter. Once check-in is complete, members of Northwest’s WorldClubs airport lounge program, or customers flying World Business Class, can visit the Japan Airlines’ Sakura Lounge located next to gate prior to their departure.

Travel time from the new airport to Nagoya is 30-40 minutes, comparable to the travel time to and from the previous airport. Centrair is accessible via the Tomei and Meishin expressways, the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train or the Meitetsu rail line, as well as via taxis and airport limousine services.

Northwest offers unmatched service between the U.S. and Nagoya.

Northwest, the only American airline currently offering service between Nagoya and the U.S. mainland, offers service unmatched by any other U.S. carrier.

Northwest is the only U.S. airline to offer business class seats that can be reclined up to 176 degrees, as well as a number of comforts and features not found on any of the competing business class products offered by other U.S. airlines. Northwest’s new World Business Class seat is offered on every one of its Detroit-Nagoya flights.

It is the only U.S. airline to serve Nagoya with the Boeing 747-400, which Northwest configures with 403 seats. In addition, its daily service from Nagoya to its Tokyo hub offers single connections to eight top US business and leisure destinations. (PR)