SkyMiles® Award Travel Charts
Cantabria, Spain
For travel from Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, South African Republic, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Award Types
- PerkSaverSM Award: Subject to capacity controls and airline partner blackout dates. Northwest and Delta do not have blackout dates, however, some of our airline partners do. View a listing of partner blackout dates.
- PerkPassSM Award: Waives blackout dates and most capacity controls. The PerkPass Award option is available on Northwest-, Delta-, Continental- and KLM-operated flights, as well as select flights on Hawaiian Airlines and Gulfstream International.
- Mileage Upgrade Award: One-way, one-class upgrade.
(One-way based on roundtrip travel) One-Way Mileage Upgrades
Coach Class First Class or BusinessElite / BusinessFirst / BusinessEliteSM From Coach Full-Fare From Select Coach Fares
PerkSaver PerkPass PerkSaver PerkPass
Flight availability: Some Flights Most Flights+ All Flights Some Flights Most Flights+ All Flights
To U.S. 49 (excludes Hawaii) and Canada 40,000 65,000 95,500 60,000 115,000 185,000 20,000 25,000
To Hawaii 45,000 70,000 100,000 70,000 125,000 195,000 20,000 25,000
To Caribbean & Mexico 40,000 65,000 95,000 60,000 115,000 185,000 20,000 25,000
To Central America 40,000 65,000 95,000 60,000 115,000 185,000 12,000 25,000
To Northern South America 50,000 75,000 105,000 75,000 125,000 195,000 15,000 30,000
To Southern South America 60,000 80,000 110,000 80,000 130,000 200,000 20,000 40,000
To Europe 35,000 - - - - - 35,000 35,000
To Indian Subcontinent 25,000 - - - - - - -
Within Africa 30,000 45,000 62,500 50,000 100,000 175,000 15,000 25,000
To Middle East 40,000 - - - - - - -
To Northern Asia 50,000 - - - - - 40,000 50,000
To Southern Asia - - - - - - 40,000 50,000
To South Pacific 60,000 - - - - - - -
*Miles shown are one-way based on a roundtrip award ticket purchase. Miles are displayed on a one-way basis as members have the oppportunity to select from a variety of different PerkSaver and/or PerkPass options for their award travel. For example, a member could choose a PerkSaver rate on the outbound portion of their award travel and choose a higher PerkPass rate for their return.
+Only available on Northwest-operated flights.
Inter-island connections to Hawaiian Airlines to/from Africa may require additional miles.
Flights within Africa or from Africa to Northern or Southern Asia are not permitted if routing goes via Europe.
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Award Categories
- Award Ticket: The chart details the amount of mileage required for PerkSaver and PerkPass award travel. A PerkSaver Award and PerkPass Award may be combined to include a roundtrip combination of PerkSaver Awards and PerkPass Awards. For example, a roundtrip award may include an outbound PerkSaver Award flight and a PerkPass Award return flight. Award travel must be booked in a roundtrip itinerary.
- One-Way Mileage Upgrades: The miles required for one-way mileage upgrades is based on the paid fare class. Upgrades are valid on Northwest-, Continental- and KLM-operated flights only. Fares that qualify for upgrades are subject to change. To ensure eligibility for upgrades, check the fare rules before purchase.
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