US Airways Gives Dividend Miles Members More Choice and Flexibility with the New GoAwards Program

November 9, 2009 1:17 PM EST

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has expanded the choices that Dividend Miles members have with the introduction of its new GoAwards reward program. Beginning January 6, 2010, Dividend Miles, US Airways' frequent flyer program, will offer a new award structure to provide members more flexibility and options when redeeming miles for award travel to destinations worldwide. GoAwards will make booking travel more convenient with fewer restrictions, and will create four award levels, replacing the previous two tiers.

Currently, Dividend Miles members have two award levels to choose from when booking award travel: Saver and Standard. GoAwards introduces four award levels: Off-Peak, Low, Medium and High. Off-Peak and Low are offered on days when travel demand is lower, while Medium and High are offered on days when travel demand is greater. Customers will have access to last-seat availability, and will be able to combine Coach, First and Envoy cabins and dates at various mileage levels.

"We're always looking at new ways to improve the redemption experience for our members and allow them to use their miles when they want, where they want and how they want," said Fernand Fernandez, director of Marketing Programs for US Airways. "With GoAwards, our frequent flyers will be able to book more travel when they want to more than 1,000 destinations in 171 countries on US Airways or our Star Alliance partners."

Specific details of the new award structure and mileage requirements for award travel worldwide are now available at www.usairways.com/goawards.

Below is the new award chart for GoAwards:

                                             GoAward Tier

Round Trip Award                             Off-peak  Low      Medium   High
Destination

Within and between the       Coach Class               25,000   40,000   60,000
continental U.S. (including                  n/a
AK) and Canada               First Class               50,000   80,000   100,000

Between the continental      Coach Class     25,000    35,000   60,000   80,000
U.S. or Canada and Mexico,
Central America or the       First Class     50,000    60,000   100,000  140,000
Caribbean

Between North America* and   Coach Class               40,000   65,000   90,000
Hawaii                                       n/a
                             First Class               70,000   135,000  180,000

Between North America* or    Coach Class     35,000    60,000   90,000   125,000
Hawaii and South America
                             Business Class  60,000    100,000  200,000  350,000

Between North America* or    Coach Class     35,000    60,000   90,000   125,000
Hawaii and Europe
                             Business Class  60,000    100,000  200,000  350,000

Between North America* or    Coach Class               80,000   120,000  160,000
Hawaii and the Middle East                   n/a
                             Business Class            120,000  180,000  240,000

* North America includes the continental U.S., Canada, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico.

For more information on GoAwards, including terms and conditions and blackout dates, Dividend Miles members can visit www.usairways.com/goawards. And for customers who are currently not Dividend Miles members, now would be a great time to sign up at www.usairways.com.

US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,000 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Latin America. The airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 19,000 daily flights to 1,071 airports in 171 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 60 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. And for the eleventh consecutive year, the airline received a Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Charlotte hub line maintenance facility. For more company information, visit usairways.com. (LCCG)

-Fly With US-

    Source: US Airways

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