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WorldPerks® Award Travel Charts
Cantabria, Spain
For travel from Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, South African Republic, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
 
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Africa:		 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 90,000 180,000 120,000 240,000 - - 30,000 40,000
To Hawaii1 110,000 220,000 140,000 280,000 - - 50,000 60,000
To Caribbean & Mexico 90,000 180,000 120,000 240,000 - - 30,000 40,000
To Central America 80,000 160,000 120,000 240,000 - - 30,000 40,000
To Northern South America 120,000 - 210,000 - 210,000 - - -
To Southern South America 120,000 - 210,000 - 210,000 - - -
To Europe 70,000 140,000 110,000 220,000 - - 35,000 35,000
To Indian Subcontinent 80,000 - 120,000 - 160,000 - - -
Within Africa2 25,000 - 50,000 - - - - -
To Middle East 80,000 - 120,000 - 160,000 - - -
To Northern Asia2 100,000 - 150,000 - 200,000 - 40,000 50,000
To Southern Asia2 120,000 - 180,000 - 240,000 - 40,000 50,000
To South Pacific 120,000 - 180,000 - 240,000 - - -

Award Price Exceptions
1Any interisland connection to Hawaiian Airlines to/from Africa will require an additional 10,000 miles for a coach PerkSaver Award or 20,000 miles for a coach PerkPass Award.
2Flights within Africa or from Africa to Northern or Southern Asia 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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