>Northwest adding nonstop flights from Milwaukee to major cities > >MILWAUKEE (AP) =97 Northwest Airlines will soon offer six new nonstop=20 >flights from Milwaukee in a move that industry analysts say could put some= =20 >pressure on financially struggling Midwest Airlines. The new routes=20 >Northwest announced Monday will be from Milwaukee to Los Angeles, Las=20 >Vegas, New York, Boston, Orlando, Fla., and Washington, D.C., some of the= =20 >most popular destinations from the state's largest city. The Eagan, Minn.,= =20 >-based airline started a fare sale Monday and is offering bonus=20 >frequent-flyer miles to promote the new flights, which start in July. The= =20 >company evaluated all competition at Mitchell International Airport, not=20 >just Midwest, before adding the routes, said Jim Cron, vice president of=20 >marketing for Northwest. And you know that NW just badly needs to add a fourth domestic hub, one to= =20 cover that huge gap between Detroit and Minneapolis-St. Paul! This makes what AA did to Legend look absolutely subtle. :-( What's next? A DL hub in Raleigh, to cover the CVG-ATL gap? UA in CVG, for= =20 the IAD-ORD gap? I'd suggest STL for AA, to cover the ORD-DFW gap, but....= :-) =20