Delta and Northwest file for bankruptcy
Delta Airlines emerged from bankruptcy in April, 2007. Northwest Airlines emerged from bankruptcy in May, 2007
On Wednesday, September 15th 2005 both Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines filed for bankruptcy court protection from creditors. What does this mean for you and your pet's travel?
Delta released restructuring information on their web site and state that they are operating their full schedule of flights and all your travel plans are secure. There are also no listed changes in any of their cargo shipments.
Northwest Airlines also indicated in a release on their web site that all operations will continue as normal and there will be no difference in the customer's experience with Northwest.
So in short, traveling with your pet should be no different on either Delta or Northwest now that they have entered bankruptcy protection.
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