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Northwest launches Seattle-Beijing flights
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Posted on May 11 2008
[B]EAGAN, Minn.[/B]—Northwest Airlines on Thursday announced an expansion of its trans-Pacific route network with new daily nonstop service from Seattle to Beijing.
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.”
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.”
[I]“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.” [B](Northwest[/I])[/B]
