I thought these numbers were intresting enough to share....we track our spend and yields thoroughly...these are for myself only...and they don't take into account employees or family members.

There are some pretty interesting things here...for example, look at the yields on WN as compared to other airlines. Why is that? (Rhetorical question...I understand why.)

I was actually suprised how low the yields for CO were until I thought about it....I've scored at least a couple of inexpensive flights and upgraded them with miles, long hauls...I did one trip, PVD-SFO-PVD for $300.40....$0.044/mile...and upgraded one way with miles, road in the bone crushing back the other way. I've used miles several times this year...in order to work at managing my expenses.

Interesting stuff, none-the-less.....and I think the numbers bear out exactly how my thought process for purchasing works.

TOTAL FIRST 6 MONTH SPEND & MILES FLOWN
Miles Flown = 70,816
TOTAL Spend = $15,773.30
TOTAL Air Fare = $13,777.28
TOTAL Taxes = $1,996.02
Average Yield = $0.195/mile

US Airways
Miles Flown = 3,325
TOTAL Spend = $247.40
TOTAL Air Fare = $193.50
TOTAL Taxes = $53.90
Average Yield = $0.058/mile
% Of TOTAL Dollars = 1.4%, MILES = 4.7%
Currently Chairman's Preferred, MIGHT make Silver via UA Flying...but doubtful.


Continental Airlines
Miles Flown = 33,730
TOTAL Spend = $5,915.13
TOTAL Air Fare = $5,240.27
TOTAL Taxes = $647.86
Average Yield = $0.155/mile
% Of TOTAL Dollars = 38%, MILES = 47.6%
STATUS = Requalified For Platinum Through February 2011

Icelandair
Miles Flown = 11,301
TOTAL Spend = $4,043.15
TOTAL Air Fare = $3,487.90
TOTAL Taxes = $555.25
Average Yield = $0.309/mile
% Of TOTAL Dollars = 25.3%, MILES = 16.0%
One More Trip I'll Be "Slver Saga" For 2010

Delta/Northwest
Miles Flown = 9,533
TOTAL Spend = $2,472.41
TOTAL Air Fare = $2,240.47
TOTAL Taxes = $231.94
Average Yield = $0.235/mile
% Of TOTAL Dollars = 16.3%, MILES = 13.5%
Currently Gold, Will Re-Qual for Gold, Platinum Is Possible

Southwest Airlines
Miles Flown = 5,271
TOTAL Spend = $1,426.70
TOTAL Air Fare = $1,199.07
TOTAL Taxes = $227.63
Average Yield = $0.227/mile
% Of TOTAL Dollars = 8.7%, MILES = 7.4%
"A List" Is Possible This Year

United Airlines
Miles Flown = 4,976
TOTAL Spend = $1,069.37
TOTAL Air Fare = $905.22
TOTAL Taxes = $164.15
Average Yield = $0.182/mile
% Of TOTAL Dollars = 6.6%, MILES = 7.0%
No Status, None Intended, Credited To US For Now, CO Once CO Joins *A


Midwest Airlines
Miles Flown = 1,499
TOTAL Spend = $219.60
TOTAL Air Fare = $197.91
TOTAL Taxes = $21.69
Average Yield = $0.132/mile
% Of TOTAL Dollars = 1.4%, MILES = 2.1%

ALL OTHERS (Sansa, Alaska/Horizon & British Airways)
Miles Flown = 1,181
TOTAL Spend = $379.54
TOTAL Air Fare = $312.94
TOTAL Taxes = $66.60
Average Yield = $1.865/mile
% Of TOTAL Dollars = 2.3%, MILES = 1.7%
(Flying Sansa From SJO to XQP was INSANELY expensive on a "per mile" basis.