Press Room :: Year 2006 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 850,000 13.3% 9.7% 3,200,000 awards
American AAdvantage 57M 2,500,000 3.8% 7.5% $1.6 billion
Continental OnePass 32M 1,500,000 7.1% 6.8% 2,400,000 awards
Delta SkyMiles 38M Not available NA Not available 8,000,000 awards
Midwest Airlines Midwest Miles 2.3M 69,000 10.4% 2.9% 156,000 awards
Northwest WorldPerks 30M 1,491,000 No change 9.3% 3,600,000 awards
Southwest Rapid Rewards Not Available 2,700,000 3.8% 6.4% 10,100,000** awards
United Mileage Plus 50M Not available NA Not available $3.7 billion
US Airways Dividend Miles 26.8M Not available NA Not available 3,800,000 awards

* 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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