The service will be available to all customers flying domestically by the end of the year. If a customer holds a boarding pass that they've printed out themselves through Internet check-in, they can walk by all lines and go straight to their gate for boarding. All customers who use Internet check-in will receive 1,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles through December 31, 2000. Service available less than 24-hours and more than 90 minutes prior to departure. The prompt will ask for the passengers' name and a confirmation number, WorldPerks number or a major credit card number.
Passengers then answer a series of required security questions, in order to proceed.
Upon arrival at the airport, passengers may go directly to the boarding agent, bypassing all ticket check-in lines and allowing passengers to go straight to the gate. The agent will scan the bar code on the boarding pass, asking for identification, and then it's on to the plane. If an Internet check-in passenger is traveling with luggage, there is additional information advising passengers to check luggage curbside at a Northwest SkyCap station. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Also with its travel partners, Northwest serves more than 750 cities in 120 countries on 6 continents.