This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C3F703.CDB10980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Northwest to close remaining U.S. ticket offices=20 =09 =09 Reuters <http://money.excite.com/img/logo_reuters.gif> =09 Thursday February 19, 2:22 PM EST=20 NEW YORK, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Northwest Airlines Corp. (NWAC <http://money.excite.com/jsp/qt/full.jsp?time=3D0&symbol_search_text=3DNW= AC> ) on Thursday said it will close all its remaining U.S. ticket offices in late March in an effort to cut costs amid tough competition. All contract employees will be able to transfer to one of the 5 reservation centers in the United States, the No. 4 U.S. airline said .=20 =A92003 Reuters Limited.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C3F703.CDB10980 Content-Type: image/gif; name="logo_reuters.gif" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Location: http://money.excite.com/img/logo_reuters.gif R0lGODlhZAARALP/AP/////Xwf+MOcrK6p+f3GZmwjU1rQMDlwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAACwAAAAAZAARAEAE/xDISau9OOvNNSEDVxxkeRjhYJKFpB4EZRzt9IbTuOL6auQmQ60SCACM PdOww2w6nx1CAbRJkgwxwMunJeEks9ZsdQVYWWYydkIgf4kCQaEwGNMuo59EF2urXXYlWTZeFGd3 eUAwAH47GAFxc3UlS1CWl5iPaZQZiS4kMTcWL4MAYRSiQHoVnl13fm8WkAKzkkKTpXsnYLufB7Gu g7iohap4vTOrFq0Ss7V0tzO5mdTVTUhBwNbb3J1X06gf4rHi5TgfFQNU6uXjWu0fKe3a5RrPk73L LAV2KVdzAIPJQDRnjJA5mwDOiaEDYAl/JwpWakbxjDJVAzL6CcXCncAJp3QI/TJ0op4uFBpBuaKT 8YKzSNCg3WF1ZcyQFwfp+HoTcifJnEN0GLCZTgpRCi/lxJw00ZOfGi+mmGz4YcybVLpgmEujZyNI qQR6TjByZFM2C1KELdSiUKEhfrfw6GTTdm1aG2sZwZ2irRlMfBe7CR68SciFCAA7 ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C3F703.CDB10980--