Is American Airlines the most popular airline in the United States?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

Yes, American Airlines is the most popular airline in the United States. While American Airlines may not always top the list of most preferred or most on-time airlines in the U.S., it still has the largest market share, which shows that plenty of people are taking American Airlines flights.

American Airlines holds 19.5% of the U.S. domestic market, followed closely by Southwest Airlines, which has 17.4%, and Delta Airlines, which has 16.3%.

United Airlines comes after that with a not-insignificant 12.9% of the market before the share sizes drop off significantly - Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Spirit each hold 5.4%, 5.3%, and 4.9% of the market, respectively.

SkyWest, Frontier, and Hawaiian all round out the bottom of this list with under 4% of the market piece, as well as a hodgepodge of other airlines whose market shares all add up to about 9.9%.