The new flights have been approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation . The service will complement Northwest's one-stop service between Detroit and Shanghai.
Shanghai is the industrial center of the largest country in the world.
In October, Northwest will expand Tokyo-Shanghai service from two to four weekly flights. Paul, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Anchorage and Honolulu. China will become the largest aviation market in the world during the next century and Northwest is well positioned in the market through our own service and through our strong alliance with Air China . We are very pleased with the results of our alliance to date and hope to deepen it in the future. Northwest will also inaugurate all-cargo 747 freighter service to Shanghai in October.