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.
Southern Asia: 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 60,000 120,000 120,000 240,000 120,000 240,000 15,000 30,000
To Hawaii5 40,0001 80,000 60,0001 120,000 80,0001 160,000 10,000 20,000
To Caribbean & Mexico 60,000 120,000 120,000 240,000 120,000 240,000 15,000 30,000
To Central America 60,000 120,000 120,000 240,000 120,000 240,000 15,000 30,000
To Northern South America 90,000 180,000 140,000 280,000 140,000 280,000 20,000 30,000
To Southern South America 90,000 180,000 140,000 280,000 140,000 280,000 20,000 30,000
To Europe
Effective for tickets booked on or after July 10, 2007 80,000 160,000 120,000 240,000 160,000 - 20,000
30,000 30,000
40,000
To Indian Subcontinent 50,000 - 70,000 - 100,000 - 40,000 50,000
To Africa6 120,000 - 180,000 - 240,000 - 40,000 50,000
To Middle East7 80,000 - 120,000 - 160,000 - 40,000 50,000
To Northern Asia 20,0002,3 40,000 30,0003 60,000 60,0003 120,000 5,000 10,000
Within Southern Asia 20,0002,3 40,000 30,0003 60,000 60,0003 120,000 5,000 10,000
To South Pacific 70,0004 - 110,0004 - 140,0004 - - -
Award Price Exceptions
1 Flights from Southern Asia to Hawaii on Korean Air require 70,000 miles for Coach and 110,000 miles for Business Class.
2 Flights within or between Northern Asia or Southern Asia on Continental Airlines require 25,000 miles for Coach Class.
3 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.
4 Flights between Southern Asia and South Pacific on Korean Air require 80,000 miles for Coach and 120,000 miles for Business Class.
5 Any interisland connection to Hawaiian Airlines to/from Southern Asia will require an additional 10,000 miles for a coach PerkSaver Award or 20,000 miles for a coach PerkPass Award.
6 Flights from Southern Asia to Africa are not permitted if routing goes via Europe.
7 Flights from Southern Asia to Middle East are not permitted if routing goes via Europe.
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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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