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Northern South America:    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     22,500    35,000    50,000    45,000    65,000    90,000    10,000    25,000   
To Hawaii     27,500    40,000    55,000    55,000    75,000    100,000    10,000    25,000   
To Caribbean & Mexico    22,500    35,000    50,000    45,000    65,000    90,000    10,000    25,000   
To Central America     10,000    -    -    15,000    -    -    -    -   
To Northern South America     10,000    -    -    15,000    -    -    -    -   
Within Southern South America     22,500    -    -    32,500    -    -    -    -   
To Europe     40,000    60,000    75,500    60,000    110,000    185,000    20,000    40,000   
To Indian Subcontinent     50,000    75,000    105,000    75,000    125,000    195,000    20,000    40,000   
To Africa     50,000    75,000    105,000    75,000    125,000    195,000    20,000    40,000   
To Middle East     50,000    75,000    105,000    75,000    125,000    195,000    20,000    40,000   
To Northern Asia     50,000    75,000    105,000    75,000     125,000    195,000    20,000    30,000   
To Southern Asia     50,000    75,000    105,000    75,000     125,000    195,000    20,000    30,000   
To South Pacific     50,000    -    -    85,000     -    -    -    -   

*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 the South Pacific may require additional miles.
Flights between Europe and South Pacific on Korean Air require 100,000 miles for Coach and 150,000 miles for Business Class.

Award Price Exceptions
1 Flights between the Caribbean & Mexico and Southern South America on Delta Air Lines require 50,000 miles for Coach and 90,000 miles for BusinessElite.
2Any interisland connection to Hawaiian Airlines to/from Southern South America will require an additional 10,000 miles for a coach PerkSaver Award or 20,000 miles for a coach PerkPass Award.

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