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.
Southern 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 - - - - - 40,000 50,000
To Africa - - - - - - 40,000 50,000
To Middle East 40,000 - - - - - 40,000 50,000
To Northern Asia 10,000 20,000 30,000 20,000 32,500 112,500 5,000 10,000
Within Southern Asia 10,000 - 30,000 20,000 32,500 120,000 5,000 10,000
To South Pacific 40,000 - - - - - - -
*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 Southern Asia may require additional miles.
Flights from Southern Asia to Hawaii on Korean Air require 70,000 miles for Coach and 110,000 miles for Business Class.
Flights within or between Northern Asia or Southern Asia on Continental Airlines require 25,000 miles for Coach 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 between Southern Asia and South Pacific on Korean Air require 80,000 miles for Coach and 120,000 miles for Business Class.
Flights from Southern Asia to Africa are not permitted if routing goes via Europe.
Flights from Southern Asia to Middle East 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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