TokyoKid

My Japanese mother-in-law informed me this morning that NWA will reduce its NGO-DTW flights from one flight per day Sunday through Saturday to Monday through Friday. Apparently, there was an article in one of today's Japanese newspapers. Can anybody confirm this? If true, I have a bad feeling this might mean a cease altogether in the NGO-DTW flights. I hope I'm wrong! The NGO-DTW flight is perfect when heading home to BOS. I hope I won't have to someday fly NGO-NRT-DTW-BOS. It's a long enough flight just from NGO-DTW!!

sbagdon

At least for the 2nd week of Dec, it still appears daily on nwa.com. I'm on NW71 in Dec, DTW-NGO, and am booking train tickets around this flight being non-stop, so I have interest in this flight continuing.

dvs7310

Since this is one of the two daily flights from Manila it will be interesting to see what they do with it... I've never used the NGO option because it leaves MNL absurdly early in the morning going back to the US but the Manila flights to NRT are packed to the gills.

terminalc

It been my experience that there are usually a lot of Toyota engineers & employees on DTW-NGO, most in C. If it is cut back, I'd be surprised. But,as DL seems bound to destroy everything NW built in Asia, it could be!

FWIW, leaving MNL early in the morning does put one in DTW before the immigration crush!

Paul3456

A flight attendant on my DTW-NRT flight on 12/22 told me that the DTW-NGO flight will be going to five times per week. I forget which two days are being eliminated and when this will take effect.

TJPACIFIC

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NW 71 DTW 15:30 NGO 19:00 +1 744 0 1--4567 13:30 - - 11 Jan 07 Mar



NW 71 DTW 15:30 NGO 18:00 +1 744 0 1--4567 13:30 - - 08 Mar 27 Mar



NW 71 DTW 15:55 NGO 18:00 +1 744 0 1--4567 13:05 - - 01 Jun 30 Aug

Wiirachay

But they're packed to the gills with tons of Y pax on consolidator tickets! My mother is Filipino; and my parents are former travel agents. Filipinos love visiting their relatives. And Filipinos NEVER buy airline tickets to the Philippines directly from the airlines. Looking at the consolidator price list, they're MUCH cheaper than "retail" price on NW.

B744s are being pulled out to service ATL-NRT, so a frequency reduction is necessary elsewhere. Given all choices, DTW-NGO-MNL is most appropriate, given the existing NGO-NRT feeder service, the ailing auto industry, and the existing NRT-MNL service. Plus, NH and JL don't have any US-NGO service.

Now, I want IAD-NRT service! (Look at my profile. )

It isn't that bad. Try having relatives in Bangkok and flying out of NYC. 14 hours between NYC and NRT and another 7 hours between NRT and BKK. Or flying NYC-HKG (16 hours) or NYC-SIN (18 hours).

But, I do feel your pain with the double connection. Try to look at things on the bright side: You'll earn more mileage and EQS.