Northwest Airlines Is The First U.S. Airline To Be Displayed On AvantGo

WIRELESS.NWA.COM IS BOOKMARKED IN AVANTGO’S TRAVEL CHANNEL

Northwest Airlines and AvantGo Inc., a mobile Internet company, today announced the availability of real-time access to Northwest Airlines’ flight and gate status, WorldPerks mileage balance information, the ability to view travel reservations, download timetables, and check current weather conditions, from AvantGo’s ‘Travel’ channel.

“Northwest is continuing to lead the way in putting technology in the hands of consumers to make their travel easier than ever,” said Al Lenza, Northwest Vice President of Distribution and E-Commerce. “We know from our experience with AvantGo and other information distribution channels that customers increasingly demand these services.”

The new partnership will allow mobile device users, including Palm OS and Windows CE-based devices, to access Northwest Airlines information wirelessly in real-time and offline via desktop synchronization. Users can visit www.avantgo.com to sign up for the free mobile Internet service.

“AvantGo is pleased to partner with Northwest Airlines and provide our over 1 million registered users access to real-time wireless airline information,” said Ann Culver, Director of Partner Marketing and Development for AvantGo Mobile Internet. “The more familiar people are becoming with accessing or synchronizing real-time information, the more they crave personalized information like that provided by Northwest Airlines.”

Northwest is the first US based airline to partner with AvantGo to deliver flight information. Earlier this year, Northwest became the first airline to be displayed on AT&T’s Digital PocketNet(SM) service and on the Sprint PCS Wireless Web. Northwest Airlines flight information and WorldPerks Account information is immediately accessible within the travel menu on the AT&T Wireless PocketNet service and within the travel category of the Sprint PCS Wireless Web menu.

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 more than 120 countries on 6 continents. 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.