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

TEMPE, Ariz., Nov 09, 2009 (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 Destination Off-peak Low Medium High Within and between the continental U.S. (including AK) and Canada Coach Class n/a 25,000 40,000 60,000 First Class 50,000 80,000 100,000 Between the continental U.S. or Canada and Mexico, Central America Coach Class 25,000 35,000 60,000 80,000 or the Caribbean First Class 50,000 60,000 100,000 140,000 Between North America* and Hawaii Coach Class n/a 40,000 65,000 90,000 First Class 70,000 135,000 180,000 Between North America* or Hawaii and South America Coach Class 35,000 60,000 90,000 125,000 Business Class 60,000 100,000 200,000 350,000 Between North America* or Hawaii and Europe Coach Class 35,000 60,000 90,000 125,000 Business Class 60,000 100,000 200,000 350,000 Between North America* or Hawaii and the Middle East Coach Class n/a 80,000 120,000 160,000 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 CONTACT: US Airways, Tempe Media Relations, 480-693-5729 Copyright Business Wire 2009 -0- KEYWORD: United States

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