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.
Hawaii: 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 - - 75,000 150,000 7,500 17,500
Within Hawaii 10,000 20,000 - - - - - -
To Caribbean & Mexico 35,000 70,000 75,000 150,000 75,000 150,000 7,500 17,500
To Central America 35,000 70,000 75,000 150,000 75,000 150,000 7,500 17,500
To Northern South America 35,000 70,000 - - 75,000 150,000 10,000 20,000
To Southern South America 50,000 100,000 - - 90,000 180,000 10,000 20,000
To Europe 70,000 140,000 120,000 240,000 120,000 240,000 30,000 40,000
To Indian Subcontinent 110,000 220,000 140,000 280,000 - - 50,000 60,000
To Africa 110,000 220,000 140,000 280,000 - - 50,000 60,000
To Middle East 110,000 220,000 140,000 280,000 - - 50,000 60,000
To Northern Asia 40,0001,2 80,000 60,0001,2 120,000 80,0001 160,000 10,000 20,000
To Southern Asia 40,0003 80,000 60,0003 120,000 80,0003 160,000 10,000 20,000
To South Pacific 100,000 - 150,000 - 200,000 - - -
Any inter-island flight on Hawaiian Airlines connecting to a Northwest flight will require an additional 10,000 miles for a coach PerkSaver Award or 20,000 miles for a coach PerkPass Award.
Award Price Exceptions
1 Flights from Northern Asia to Hawaii on Korean Air require 60,000 miles for Coach and 90,000 miles for Business Class.
2 Flights between Northern Asia and Hawaii on Delta Air Lines require 60,000 miles for Coach and 120,000 miles for BusinessElite.
3 Flights from Southern Asia to Hawaii on Korean Air require 70,000 miles for Coach and 110,000 miles for Business Class.
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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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