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Monday, July 2, 2007

Northwest’s Response to Cancellations

Northwest Airlines issued the following statement regarding its recent flight cancellations and its plan to address the issue: During June, Northwest Airlines’ mainline schedule has been negatively impacted by several factors, the most important of which are: summertime thunderstorms on the east coast and at several Northwest hubs, air traffic control congestion, and pilot absenteeism – which was 80 percent higher in June 2007 versus June 2006. The cumulative impact of these factors caused the airline to pre-cancel hundreds of flight during the past week. Northwest is working to remedy the situation and expects to operate a normal summertime schedule by this weekend. MORE
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