Northwest Airlines Worldperks Elite Status

Northwest has a similar program to Continental, offering a 3-tiered program with Silver/Gold/Platinum achieved by flying 25,000, 50,000, and 75,000 miles (or 30, 60 or 100 segments). The primary perk is the unlimited upgrades on Northwest and Continental, which, as noted, are actually useful on Northwest since they fly aircraft with lots of first class seats domestically.

An added bonus at Northwest is their ExtraPerks program where people who fly more than 60,000 miles a year earn a steadily increasing set of bonuses (you get to choose, but it’s generally something like a choice of bonus miles, upgrades, partner discounts, and Elite membership to give to a friend.) It’s not quite Alaska’s generous 50,000 mile bonus for hitting 75,000 miles, but it’s something.

Other Elite benefits include bonus miles (50% for Silver, 100% for Gold, 125% for Platinum, on par with what Continental used to offer but no longer does), special reservations lines and waiving WorldClub initiation fees.

How to Get Elite Status without Flying: You should become friends with someone who flies Northwest quite a bit. If you hit 90,000 miles flown in a year, you can give Silver status to a friend. Be nice to your co-workers – you can be that friend flying Elite!

Mileage Expiration

WorldPerks miles don’t expire, but you must have activity in your account once every 3 years (quite generous compared with other airlines).

Learn More About Northwest Airlines Worldperks

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