Award Types
- PerkSaverSM Award: Subject to a Saturday-night stay (for domestic flights), capacity controls and airline partner blackout dates. Northwest does not have blackout dates, however, some of our airline partners do. View a listing of partner blackout dates.
- PerkPassSM Award: Waives Saturday-night stay requirement, blackout dates and most capacity controls. The PerkPass Award option is available on Northwest-, Continental- and KLM-operated flights, as well as select flights on Hawaiian Airlines and Gulfstream International.
- Mileage Upgrade Award: One-way, one-class upgrade.
Central America: Roundtrip Award Ticket One-Way Mileage Upgrades
Coach Class World Business ClassSM First Class or BusinessFirst From Coach Full-Fare From Select Coach Fares
PerkSaver PerkPass PerkSaver PerkPass PerkSaver PerkPass
To U.S. 49 (excludes Hawaii) and Canada 35,000 70,000 60,000 120,000 60,000 120,000 7,500 15,000
To Hawaii3 35,000 70,000 75,000 150,000 75,000 150,000 7,500 17,500
To Caribbean & Mexico 20,0001 40,000 40,0001 - 40,000 80,000 5,000 7,500
Within Central America 15,000 - 20,000 - 20,000 - - -
To Northern South America 20,000 40,000 40,000 - 40,000 80,000 5,000 7,500
To Southern South America 40,000 80,000 80,000 - 80,000 160,000 5,000 7,500
To Europe 50,000 100,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 200,000 15,000 30,000
To Indian Subcontinent 80,0002 160,000 120,0002 240,000 - - 30,000 40,000
To Africa 80,000 160,000 120,000 240,000 - - 30,000 40,000
To Middle East 80,000 160,000 120,000 240,000 - - 30,000 40,000
To Northern Asia 60,000 120,000 120,000 240,000 120,000 240,000 15,000 30,000
To Southern Asia 60,000 120,000 120,000 240,000 120,000 240,000 15,000 30,000
To South Pacific 100,000 - 150,000 - 200,000 - - -
Award Price Exceptions
1 Flights between Caribbean & Mexico and Central America on Delta Air Lines will require 35,000 miles for Coach class and 50,000 miles for BusinessElite.
2 Flights between Central America and Indian Subcontinent on Delta Air Lines will require 100,000 miles for Coach class and 150,000 miles for BusinessElite.
3Any interisland connection to Hawaiian Airlines to/from Central 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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Award Categories
- Roundtrip Award Ticket: The chart details the amount of mileage required for roundtrip 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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