Northwest Extends Domestic Ticket Validity to One Year

Wholly unused and partially used domestic nonrefundable tickets issued on/after November 1, 2006, will be valid for one year from the original departure date. Domestic and international tickets issued using WorldPerks miles will be valid for one year from the date of issue on the original ticket.

"Northwest continually asks its customers what's important to them; extending domestic ticket validity is top-of-mind. This new policy will ensure Northwest is competitive within the industry and will provide our travel partners a consistent product when reissuing tickets," said Steve Sear, vice president of sales and customer care.

Currently, Northwest's ticket validity policy allows wholly unused international nonrefundable tickets to be reissued up to one year from the date of issue. Partially used international nonrefundable tickets are valid for reissue up to one year from the original departure date.

History of Ticket Validity Policy for Domestic and International Nonrefundable Tickets

Tickets Issued:	Wholly Unused Domestic Tickets	Wholly Unused International Tickets	Partially Used Domestic Tickets(no change to first ticketed flight)
April 15, 2005- July 31, 2006	Wholly unused nonrefundable tickets must be exchanged within one year from date of issue or 90 days after the missed original outbound date designated on the original ticket, whichever comes first.	Wholly unused nonrefundable tickets must be exchanged within one year from date of issue or 90 days after the missed original outbound date designated on the original ticket, whichever comes first.	Partially used nonrefundable tickets must be exchanged within 90 days after the first missed flight (and again after any subsequently missed flight) and expire one year after the original departure date.
August 1, 2006- October 31, 2006	No change to policy.	Wholly unused nonrefundable tickets must be exchanged within one year from date of issue on the original ticket.	No change to policy.
On/After November 1, 2006	Wholly unused nonrefundable tickets must be exchanged within one year from the original departure date.	No change to policy.	Partially used nonrefundable tickets must be exchanged within one year from the original departure date.