Changing or Redepositing SkyMiles
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Frequently Asked Questions

SkyMiles award tickets are valid only for the person and itinerary for which they were issued. The following applies to domestic and international award itineraries:

If travel plans change prior to the travel start date, award tickets may be changed and reissued, or if no part of the award ticket has been used, the mileage may be redeposited to the original account.

Effective for tickets issued on or after November 1, 2006, you have an extended period of time to make changes. For both wholly and partially unused award tickets, changes may be made for up to one year from the originally scheduled outbound flight.

For tickets issued prior to November 1, 2006: partially or wholly unused award tickets, to remain valid, must be exchanged within 90 days of the first unflown flight.

Northwest Airlines® requires instant ticketing of award travel bookings. A credit card will be required at the time of booking or change to pay for any applicable fees and taxes. Miles may be redeposited back into the original account free of charge if the reservation is canceled by the end of the next day after booking (midnight Central Standard Time).

If it is decided that a different person will be traveling, the original itinerary must be canceled, the miles redeposited and a new travel itinerary booked for that person.

If someone other than the member is traveling on an award ticket and a change requires additional miles, only the member can request the change.

If the award ticket changes require additional mileage, the current award price levels will apply.

All fees are USD non-refundable.

Platinum Elite members are exempt from SkyMiles award ticket fees (not including taxes, government imposed fees, or paper ticket fees).

Changing an Award Ticket
Redepositing an Award Ticket
Downgrading an Upgraded Award Ticket
Changing, refunding or redepositing a PerkChoice ticket

 

Changing an Award Ticket

Changes made via a Northwest Agent are subject to a $50 SkyMiles administrative change fee per person, per ticket for Platinum Elite members.* All other members will be subject to an administrative fee of $100 per person, per ticket.:

  • Dates and Times
  • Origin
  • Destination
  • Stopover
  • Class of service
  • Travel requiring higher mileage

*Platinum members are eligible to receive two fee waivers for any two reservations per year. Please contact the Elite Services number on the back of your Elite card to utilize these waivers. Waivers are not available on nwa.com or at Northwest Airlines Self-service Check-in Kiosks at the airport.

Changes made via nwa.com or at a Northwest Airlines Self-service Check-in Kiosk at the airport are $50 per person, per ticket for Platinum Elite members.* All other members will be subject to an administrative fee of $100 per person, per ticket.

Award tickets may be changed online at nwa.com/asia's View/Change Travel Reservations feature*.

*A reservation may only be changed on nwa.com if it is Northwest marketed (tickets with a Northwest flight number) regardless of operating carrier. If your reservation is marketed by an Airline Partner (ticket has another airline's flight number), you must contact a SkyMiles Reservations Agent. The increased fee will apply.

Note:

  • If for any reason your transaction cannot be processed on nwa.com/asia (example Paper Tickets), you will be directed to a Northwest Agent and the increased fee will apply.
  • If you have previously changed the return portion of an award itinerary you must contact a Northwest Agent to make any future changes. The increased fee will apply.

Changes to Paper Award Tickets
To change a SkyMiles paper award ticket, contact a SkyMiles Reservations Agent. You will be required to bring the original ticket to a Northwest Agent at a City Ticket Office within 24 hours to have the ticket reissued. The $100 or $50 fee per person, per ticket, will apply. Otherwise, if the new travel date is more than 10 days in the future, you may send the original paper ticket, including the $100 or $50 per person, per ticket fee.

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Redepositing an Award Ticket

SkyMiles award reservations may be cancelled and the mileage redeposited. Redeposits made via a Northwest Agent are subject to a $50 SkyMiles administrative change fee per person, per ticket for Platinum Elite members.* All other members will be subject to an administrative fee of $100 per person, per ticket.

*Platinum members are eligible to receive two fee waivers for any two reservations per year. Please contact the Elite Services number on the back of your Elite card to utilize these waivers. Waivers are not available on nwa.com.

Redeposit Guidelines:

  • Only wholly unused and valid award tickets and upgraded award tickets can be redeposited.
  • Once travel has begun, miles for that itinerary cannot be redeposited.
  • Miles can only be redeposited into the account from which the miles were redeemed.
  • Redeposited mileage cannot be used toward another award until the mileage has posted to the original account.
  • Once an award ticket is issued, a redeposit will be required if a different type of ticket document is requested (example: E-Ticket to paper, or paper to E-Ticket).
  • Effective for tickets issued on or after November 1, 2006, you have an extended period of time to make changes. For both wholly and partially unused award tickets, changes may be made for up to one year from the originally scheduled outbound flight.
  • For tickets issued prior to November 1, 2006: partially or wholly unused award tickets, to remain valid, must be exchanged within 90 days of the first unflown flight.

Note:

  • If for any reason your transaction cannot be processed on nwa.com/asia (example Paper Tickets), you will be directed to a Northwest Agent and the increased fee will apply.
  • For tickets issued and paid for using the Australian Dollar currency (currency code: AUD), please contact the local SkyMiles Service Center for ticket change / redeposit. US$100 administrative / redeposit fee will apply.

Redepositing Paper Award Tickets
To redeposit a paper award ticket, you will be required to bring the original ticket to a Northwest Agent at a City Ticket Office. The US$100 non-refundable redeposit fee per person, per ticket, will apply.

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Downgrading an Upgraded Award Ticket

If you have upgraded a revenue ticket to First or BusinessEliteSM with SkyMiles miles and choose to downgrade the ticket back to Economy Class, you will be required to cancel the entire reservation, redeposit the mileage and rebook a new itinerary. You may apply the value of the revenue ticket towards the price of the new itinerary. You will be subject to the SkyMiles administrative redeposit fee as well as the change fees associated with the revenue ticket. Platinum Elite members will be exempt for the SkyMiles redeposit fee, but will be subject to the revenue ticket change fee.

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PerkChoice Processing Fee

A processing fee* applies for changes, refunds and/or mileage redeposits.

For itineraries within North America or within Asia, the fee is $100 USD; for all other international itineraries the fee is $200 USD.

SkyMiles Medallion members are not exempt from this fee.

Exception: The Customers First Refund rule applies. When reservations are made and tickets are purchased on the same day, refunds are permitted at no charge up to 1 day after tickets are purchased and mileage may be redeposited at no fee. The Direct Ticketing Charge remains non-refundable for such refunds. Partially used tickets cannot be redeposited.

*Valid for PerkChoice bookings made on or after October 3, 2008.

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