DAL/NWA: It's Official

The marketing team doesn't waste any time. Just received this email from my world perks account. I wonder how long they had this ready:


As a valued Northwest Airlines customer and WorldPerks® member, I wanted you to be among the first to hear that we have announced a merger with Delta Air Lines. Subject to regulatory review, our two airlines are joining forces to create America’s premier global airline which, upon closing of the merger, will be called Delta Air Lines.

By combining Northwest and Delta, we are building a stronger, more resilient airline that will be a leader in providing customer service and value. Our combined airline will offer unprecedented access to the world, enabling you to fly to more destinations, have more flight choices and more ways than ever to earn and redeem your WorldPerks miles.

You can be assured that your WorldPerks miles and Elite program status will be unaffected by this merger. In addition, you can continue to earn miles through use of partners like WorldPerks Visa®. And once the new Delta Air Lines emerges you can look forward to being a part of the world’s largest frequent flyer program with expanded benefits.

The combined Delta Air Lines will serve more U.S. communities and connect to more worldwide destinations than any global airline. Our hubs – both Delta’s and Northwest’s – will be retained and enhanced. We will be the only U.S. airline to offer direct service from the United States to all of the world’s major business centers in Asia, Latin America, Europe, Africa and around North America.

Both airlines bring tremendous strengths to this new partnership. Our complementary service networks form an end-to-end system that is truly greater than the sum of its parts. This is a merger by addition, not subtraction, which means all of our hubs – both Northwest’s and Delta’s – will be retained. In addition, building on both airlines’ proud, decades-long history of serving small communities, we plan to enhance global connections to small towns and cities across the U.S.

All of these positive benefits of our combination mean that we can:

* Offer a true global network where our customers will be able to fly to more destinations, have more schedule options and more opportunities to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles in what will become the world’s best and most comprehensive frequent flyer program.
* Continue to serve our current roster of destinations and to maintain our hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, Salt Lake City, Amsterdam and Tokyo.
* Improve our customers’ travel experience, through new products and services including enhanced self-service tools, better bag-tracking technology, more onboard services, including more meal options, new seats and refurbished cabins.

While we work to secure approval of our merger, which may take up to 6 to 8 months, it will be business-as-usual at both airlines. We will continue to operate as independent airlines and the people of Northwest will remain focused on providing you with the very best in safe, reliable and convenient air travel. At the same time, both airlines will be planning for a seamless integration of our two airlines, one that delivers to you the enhanced benefits that will earn – and retain – your preference.

As we work through this process, we will keep you informed at every step along the way. Thank you for your business and we look forward to serving you on your next Northwest flight.

Sincerely,

Bob Soukup
Managing Director, WorldPerks
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No doubt about the UAL and Continental merger. Theres a ton of speculation running around in the news right now. I would be glad to see the DC-9s sent off the the yard once Delta gets their hands on them, followed by the Airbus aircraft. Yay for 747's though, that should look nice in Delta colors if they decide to keep them. I don't see why they wouldn't keep Delta colors since the name is staying as well...
 
JA Yawd Bwoy said:
...and that there will for the first time be 747's in Delta colors?
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When you turn 21, you can buy me a beer...:D

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Sounds great! Where do you want to meet? I presume you mean all 10,000 or so of us and maybe another 30,000 lurkers yes? :)
 
Doug Taylor said:
Eww, but I have no interest in flying the 74 with a bunch of angry midwesterners! ;)

"Sooooon, when I was your age, I was a 727 flight engineer!"

"That's great, uhh, gear up please?" :)

(Heavy amounts of sarcasm, don't taze me NWA)
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Yeah, but, you get another type rating, the ladies love pilots with lots of type ratings! :sarcasm::D


Just remember, you will follow in the footsteps of that famous 747 pilot

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Wow. I hope all of us at the Regionals are comfortable...the ride to the top just got longer. :rolleyes:


On a brighter note, this merging stuff may be good for the health of the industry and our pay. That is if they start raising fares like they say.
 
This merger still doesn't help me, with my DL skymiles, get to Australia. I need DL to start flying to Aussie land.
 
MQAAord said:
:cool:

You know when you're on a roller coaster, and you reach the very tip-top of the first BIG incline, and you're sitting there for a split second motionless just before you go over the edge and you're not so sure that this was such a good idea....... Yeah. That's how I feel about this.

Here we go.......
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I thought of the same thing! I posted a pic of one in the "Getting Close" thread actually!
 
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