"Some People Just Know How To Fly.An airline you can set your watch by. As many as 1,345 times a day, a Northwest Airlines plane lands at any one of 102 airports in America. And, if the past is any indication. it's likely to land on-time. For the second consecutive vear. the U.S. Department of Transportation has reported that Northwest Airlines is the number one on-time airline among the seven largest carriers in the U.S. Being consistently on-time has a lot to do with people. Northwest people—from pilots to line mechanics to gate and reservations agents to flight attendants—have dedicated themselves to on-time superiority and wear their number one rank as proudly as they wear their wings. But, they also have a little help from technology. For one, Northwest has made a long-term commitment to fly the world's largest fleet of Airbus AS 20 aircraft-the quietest. most intelligent planes in the sky. Our headquarters is the world.Sometimes the word "Northwest" can steer the mind the wrong way. We neither fly just from the Northwest nor just to the Northwest. We're the number one carrier to Asia. And we serve many of the capitals of Europe. We fly southeast to Mexico and southwest to Australia. With Northwest Airlink, we fly to 240 cities on 4 continents Just think of all the exotic places your WorldPerks® miles will take you. First to Asia—then and now. On the occasion of Northwest's inaugural flight to Asia. there arrived in Tokyo a congratulatory telegram from the sitting President of the United States: Harry S. Truman. And Northwest hasn't stopped being number one to Asia since--with more nonstop U.S. gateways and more nonstop destinations across the Pacific. from the U.S. than any other airline. So, when planning your next journey to Asia, or just about everywhere else, ask your travel agent to book you on the on-time airline. The one with the NorthBest℠ fares."