Northwest down to one UK flight

13 October 2005

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Northwest Airlines has scrapped flights between the UK and Minneapolis after 25 years operating the route.
From October 30 the London Gatwick-Minneapolis route will be suspended until further notice, leaving Northwest with just one UK flight, operating from Gatwick to Detroit.
Passengers with bookings to Minneapolis after October 30 will be rebooked with KLM flying via Amsterdam, but passengers inconvenienced by the change of schedule, change of departure airport (from Gatwick to London City Airport or Heathrow) or by the extra connecting flight, may apply for a refund, although a spokeswoman told Businesstraveller.com that it would not be a full refund.
Northwest once operated three flights out of the UK, the third to Boston, but has had to scale-down services further since entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in recent weeks.
Report by Ginny McGrath


Would definitely recommend the BA option too Radioman - generally I would find the food and service (even in Economy or WT+) to be pretty good, compared to the options ...

And on the ground, access to the BA / AA lounges makes the decision a "no-brainer" IMHO.

Best Regards,

John P