AW | 2017 05 19 15:55 | AIRLINES MARKET
El programa Rapid Rewards de Southwest Airlines la semana pasada fue nombrado Programa del Año en los premios anuales Freddie Awards, y un nuevo estudio de MileCards.com sugiere parte de la razón por la que ganó.
El estudio encontró que el costo de un vuelo de recompensa doméstica en el suroeste es más bajo que las otras cuatro líneas aéreas más grandes, y la disponibilidad de los premios «ahorradores» de menor costo es mucho mayor también en Southwest.
El estudio examinó los costos de vuelos premiados en 100.000 combinaciones fecha / ruta para viajes en economía doméstica desde el 1 de marzo hasta el 31 de octubre de este año. Se encontró que el costo promedio de ida y vuelta de un vuelo premio Southwest era sólo 13,629 millas; el costo comparativo promedio de millaje en las otras cuatro líneas aéreas más grandes varió de 27.871 en Delta a 47.017 en American. (Cabe señalar que los costos de kilometraje de los competidores fueron inferiores a la media en las rutas en las que compiten contra Southwest, pero no tan bajos como los de Southwest).
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Southwest Airlines’ Rapid Rewards program last week was named Program of the Year in the annual Freddie Awards, and a new study from MileCards.com suggests part of the reason why it won.
The study found that the cost of a Southwest domestic reward flight is lower by far than the other four largest airlines, and the availability of the lowest-cost “saver” awards is far greater on Southwest as well.
The study examined award flight costs on 100,000 date/route combinations for domestic economy travel from March 1 through October 31 of this year. It found that the average roundtrip cost of a Southwest award flight was just 13,629 miles; the comparable average mileage cost on the other four largest airlines ranged from 27,871 on Delta to 47,017 on American. (It should be noted that competitors’ mileage costs were lower than average on routes where they compete against Southwest, but still not as low as Southwest’s.)
As for the availability of the lowest-cost “saver” awards, MileCards.com found that Southwest had them on 95 percent of the days checked, vs. 76 percent for Delta, 62 percent for Alaska, and just 48 percent for United and American. You can learn more by reading the full post here.
“The catch – Southwest doesn’t fly to Hawaii, or some popular award destinations in the mainland U.S. like Vail and Anchorage,” MileCards.com said. “Delta SkyMiles, which operates to more destinations, came in second with an average price of 27,871 miles across all routes studied, and 20,001 miles roundtrip on routes where Southwest operates flights.” A \ W
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