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, Gulfstream International and America West.
- Mileage Upgrade Award: One-way, one-class upgrade.
South Pacific: 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 100,000 - 150,000 - 200,000 - - -
To Hawaii3 100,000 - 150,000 - 200,000 - - -
To Caribbean & Mexico 100,000 - 150,000 - 200,000 - - -
To Central America 100,000 - 150,000 - 200,000 - - -
To Northern South America 90,000 - 140,000 - 140,000 - - -
To Southern South America 90,000 - 140,000 - 140,000 - - -
To Europe
Effective for tickets booked on or after January 15, 2007 80,0001
100,000 - 120,0001
150,000 - -
200,000 - - -
To Indian Subcontinent 90,000 - 140,000 - 180,000 - - -
To Africa 120,000 - 180,000 - 240,000 - - -
To Middle East 110,000 - 170,000 - 220,000 - - -
To Northern Asia 70,000 - 110,000 - 140,000 - - -
To Southern Asia 70,0002 - 110,0002 - 140,0002 - - -
Within South Pacific 40,000 - 60,000 - 85,000 - - -
Award Price Exceptions
1 Flights between Europe and South Pacific on Korean Air require 100,000 miles for Coach and 150,000 miles for Business Class
2 Flights between Southern Asia and South Pacific on Korean Air require 80,000 miles for Coach and 120,000 miles for Business Class.
3Any interisland connection to Hawaiian Airlines to/from the South Pacific 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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