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
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx
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
