SEA-LHR announced

[North by Northwest]

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/071210/20071210005960.html?.v=1


Effective 30 March (first inbound flight commences 29 March):
Minneapolis/St Paul
NW 103 London Heathrow/Minneapolis 1425/1725
NW 104 Minneapolis/London Heathrow 2145/1215 +1

Effective 2 May (first inbound flight commences 1 May):
Detroit
NW 101 London Heathrow/Detroit 0850/1230
NW 102 Detorit/ London Heathrow 1750/0705 +1

Effective 2 June (first inbound flight commences 1 June):
Seattle
NW 105 London Heathrow/Seattle 1830/2055
NW 106 Seattle/London Heathrow 2220/1615 +1

In addition to the London Heathrow services, Northwest will also continue to operate daily round-trip flights between London Gatwick and Detroit, giving customers two great options from the South East. All flights are now on sale.

More flexibility. More opportunity to earn Worldperks from London Heathrow!



I think you could very well see SEA-HKG/SEL/PVG/FCO/PEK. It's about time Northwest got serious about the Northwest...

 

[JFK777]

DTW & MSP are expected but how did Seattle eneter the NW LHR mix ?

 

[North by Northwest]

SEA is one of the top 4 money bags for NW. LHR will be switched to a Dreamliner in 09.

http://www.komotv.com/news/local/12325451.html

There is also a rumor of SEA-Mumbai, Osaka, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing or Manila. It's about time for a West Coast Hub . (we should have never turned all of our N/S west cost over to Alaska)

 

[North by Northwest]

I've seen the new Dreamliner WBC...it's a smoker! (although I love the beauty we have now...I am tired of "sliding") Very 2001 Space Odessey. Once that is launched (Jan.09), I wonder which U.S. carriers will still be flying to NRT and LHR with "almost" flat inferior J class. It looks like NWA (new) Dal (with a new Flat J class) and Ual (vastly superior to the old angled faux-flat J class) will have the most competitive to LHR as theirs is the only ones on par with BA and VS.

The big difference I see in LHR is that the slot allotment will almost double by 2020 from 480,000 slots presently to 750,000 slots (BAA website) with new tech and runway (at least they can build) vs. No new runway at NRT. Thank goodness for NWA's 368 weekly slots! (those bad boys will be worth ten times what LHR is going for). The great kicker is the 5th Freedoms out of NRT unlike LHR.

I guess one mediocre arrival time out of three ain't so bad considering what new entrants had/have into Tokyo. (I guess they have to take what they can get...just like LHR). I guess we can always fall back on AF/KLM's 455 slots for additional freqs.

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

NxNW,

Think BIG RED might be tempted to use a 747 on SEA/LHR ??

 

[North by Northwest]

We've used 2-3 400s a day on the DTW-AMS line before in the past...I could see a 74-400 on both DTW/SEA- LHR.(summer) If the yield is good there will be expanded LHR as KLM has pleanty of slots to fork over for bigger JV revenue.