Internet check-in offering grows for Northwest Airlines

MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, Minn. - Starting today,

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 through Internet check-in, they can bypass 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 Dec. 31, 2000.

By year's end, Northwest plans to have 250 self-service check-in kiosks installed in airports across the United States.