MINNEAPOLIS AP – The lead lawyers in the Northwest Airlines bankruptcy case are asking for a $3.5 million bonus for shepherding the airline through Chapter 11.

The firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York called the bonus a “fee enhancement” in a court filing this week, saying it deserves the extra money because unsecured creditors will get back an average of 74 percent of their claims, more than in other recent airline bankruptcies.