Thomas S. Schreier, Jr. U.S. Bancorp Center 800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55402
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Exhibit 99.4
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
U.S. Bancorp Center
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
March 12, 2002
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X. Xxxxx
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
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Xxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxx:
As we have discussed, I have agreed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Pinnacle Airlines Corp., a Delaware company (the "Company"), which will become the parent company of Pinnacle Airlines Inc. (formerly Express Airlines I, Inc.) operating as a Northwest Airlink carrier. I understand I will be elected as a director of the Company at the time of the Company's initial public offering. I consent to being named as a future Board member of the Company in the Form S-1 registration statement being filed in connection with the Company's initial public offering.
Very
truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx. U.S. Bancorp Center 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000