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WebFlyer Home > Company > Press Room > Yearly Award Redemption

Press Room :: Year 2005 Award Redemption Figures by Program

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Program Total Membership Free Awards Redeemed % Change from Previous Year Free Awards as a % of RPMs* Outstanding Award Liability
Alaska Mileage Plan Not Available 750,000 18.9% 7.9% 3,000,000
American AAdvantage 52M 2,600,000 No change 7.2% 10,000,000
Continental OnePass 30M 1,400,000 17% 7.0% 2,500,000
Delta SkyMiles 38M 3,300,000 13.8% 9% 7,000,000
Midwest Airlines Midwest Miles 2M 77,000 11.6% 3.8% 140,000
Northwest WorldPerks 30M 1,492,000 8.1% 8.9% 3,600,000
Southwest Rapid Rewards Not Available 2,600,000 4% 6.6% 6,800,000**
United Mileage Plus 40M 1,900,000 11.8% 6.6% 10,100,000
US Airways Dividend Miles 26.8M 1,300,000 15.4% 9.1% 3,700,000

* RPM= Revenue Passenger Miles
** In 2004, Southwest Rapid Rewards changed the way it reported its outstanding liabiity to include partially earned awards. By its own estimate, 80 percent are expected to go unredeemed.

How to Read This Chart:

Total Membership:
The number of members in millions in the associated program.

Free Awards Redeemed:
The number of free travel awards that were used for travel on the associated airline in the year specified (not to be confused with the number of miles that were redeemed). These figures are obtained from the 10-K reports that the airlines file with the SEC each year.

% Change from Previous Year:
The percentage of increase or decrease in the number of awards redeemed as compared to the previous year.

Free Awards as a % of RPMs (Revenue Passenger Miles):
Of all the seats occupied over the course of the year in the airlinešs entire route system, this is the percentage of seats that were occupied by passengers flying on a free award ticket. These figures are obtained from the 10-K reports that the airlines file with the SEC each year.

Outstanding Award Liability:
The amount of free awards outstanding OR the liability in dollars as calculated by the associated airline (not to be confused with the number of miles outstanding). These figures are obtained from the 10-K reports that the airlines file with the SEC each year.

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