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Northern Asia: Award Ticket Mileage Requirements*
(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 30,000 60,000 75,000 60,000 120,000 185,000 12,500 25,000
To Hawaii 20,000 45,000 60,000 35,000 70,000 175,000 10,000 20,000
To Caribbean & Mexico 30,000 60,000 75,000 60,000 120,000 185,000 12,500 25,000
To Central America 30,000 60,000 75,000 60,000 120,000 185,000 12,500 25,000
To Northern South America 50,000 75,000 105,000 75,000 125,000 195,000 20,000 30,000
To Southern South America 60,000 80,000 110,000 80,000 130,000 200,000 20,000 30,000
To Europe 40,000 - - 60,000 - - 30,000 40,000
To Indian Subcontinent 25,000 - - 50,000 - - 40,000 50,000
To Africa 50,000 - - 10,000 - - 40,000 50,000
To Middle East 40,000 - - 80,000 - - 40,000 50,000
Within Northern Asia 10,000 20,000 30,000 20,000 32,500 120,000 5,000 10,000
Within Korea 12,500 - - 20,000 - - 5,000 10,000
To Southern Asia 10,000 20,000 30,000 20,000 32,500 112,500 5,000 10,000
To South Pacific 35,000 - - 70,000 - - - -

*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 Northern Asia may require additional miles.
Flights from Northern Asia to Hawaii on Korean Air require 60,000 miles for Coach and 90,000 miles for Business Class.
Flights within or between Northern Asia and Southern Asia on Continental Airlines require 25,000 miles for Coach Class.
Flights wholly within Korea on Korean Air require 15,000 miles for Coach and 20,000 miles for Business Class.
Flights within or between Northern Asia and Southern Asia on Korean Air require 50,000 miles for Coach and 70,000 miles for Business Class.
Flights from Northern Asia to Africa are not permitted if routing goes via Europe.
Flights from Northern Asia to Middle East are not permitted if routing goes via Europe.

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