The Metropolitan Airports Commission holds off on vote
Northwest planes are lined up at their gates at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
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Northwest and other airlines at the Twin Cities International Airport will have to wait a little longer for a proposed multi-million dollar package of subsidies from the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The MAC delayed a vote on the package yesterday. The plan would have cut costs for the airlines, and supporters say it would have helped the airport shore up its finances. Eagan-based Northwest says it's disappointed the was vote postponed.
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