Kurt Ebenhoch Northwest Quotations

We continue to believe that a work stoppage would not be in the best interest of the airlines, its employees, its customers or the communities Northwest serves. If ALPA would attempt to strike Northwest Airlines, the company would seek an immediate injunction.

While our December on-time results fell short of historical levels at Northwest along with the rest of the industry, early indications are that our performance improved in January, individually and relative to our peer group.

Northwest filed the appropriate notice as soon as we received notice of the stock transaction.