Mon, Sep 24, 2012 (1:55 a.m.)
Airline | Passengers | Average daily flights | Average daily seats | Cities | Top executive | |
1 | Southwest Airlines 2702 Love Field Drive, Dallas, TX 75235 (214) 792-4000 • Southwest.com |
15,981,138 | 201.9 | 27,582 | 54 | Gary Kelly, CEO |
2 | United Airlines 1200 E. Alqonquin Road, Elk Grove, IL 60007 (847) 700-4000 • United.com |
4,148,481 | 28.1 | 4,676 | 5 | Jeff Smisek, president, CEO |
3 | Delta Air Lines 1030 Delta Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30354 (404) 715-2600 • Delta.com |
4,050,689 | 30.1 | 5,229 | 7 | Richard Anderson, CEO |
4 | American Airlines 4333 Amon Carter Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76115 (817) 963-1234 • AA.com |
2,465,047 | 23.6 | 3,543 | 5 | Tom Morton, CEO |
5 | US Airways 111 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ 85281 (480) 693-5050 • USAirways.com |
2,433,714 | 18.3 | 2,847 | 4 | Doug Parker, CEO |
6 | Allegiant Air 3301 N. Buffalo Drive, Ste. B9, Las Vegas, NV 89129 (702) 851-7300 • AllegiantAir.com |
2,079,623 | 18.7 | 2,807 | 48 | Maurice Gallagher, president, CEO |
7 | Alaska Airlines 19300 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, WA 98188 (206) 392-5040 • AlaskaAir.com |
1,254,698 | 11.9 | 1,728 | 4 | Brad Tilden, president, CEO |
8 | Spirit Airlines 2800 Executive Way, Miramar, FL 33025 (954) 447-7965 • SpiritAir.com |
1,079,033 | 21 | 3,045 | 7 | Ben Baldanza, president, CEO |
9 | JetBlue Airways 118-29 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, NY 11375 (718) 709-3089 • JetBlue.com |
992,603 | 10.9 | 1,629 | 4 | David Barger, president, CEO |
10 | Frontier Airlines 7001 Tower Road, Denver, CO 80249 (720) 274-4200 • FrontierAirlines.com |
697,094 | 7.6 | 1,045 | 3 | Bryan Bedford, CEO |
11 | AirTran Airways 9955 AirTran Blvd., Orlando, FL 32827 (407) 251-5600 • AirTran.com |
575,536 | 6 | 822 | 2 | Gary Kelly, CEO |
12 | Hawaiian Airlines 3375 Koapaka St., Ste. G350, Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 835-3700 • HawaiianAir.com |
519,156 | 2.7 | 774 | 2 | Mark Dunkerley, president, CEO |
13 | Virgin America 1731 Adrian Road, Ste. 1, Burlingame, CA 94010 (650) 697-7948 • VirginAmerica.com |
511,137 | 6.9 | 972 | 2 | David Cush, president, CEO |
14 | Sun Country Airlines 1300 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN 55120 (651) 681-3900 • SunCountry.com |
134,422 | 1.3 | 204 | 1 | Stan Gadek, CEO |