Top 5 Airlines of US with Highest Market Share
The commercial aviation industry in the United States has seen increased traffic as a whole over the past few years. Many airlines have shown significant growth in terms of market share, which largely depended on wider national reach, overall performance and customer satisfaction.
Here are the top 5 airlines in the USA with the highest market share as reflected in the recent August 2018-July 2019 data by the Bureau of Transportation.
American Airlines
American Airlines with a domestic market share of 17.6% remained at the top as the leading airline in the United States.
Headquartered at Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, American Airlines is now the world’s largest airline in terms of passengers flown, revenue, fleet size and number of destinations served. American Airlines along with its subsidiaries and regional partners offers 6,800 daily flights around 350 destinations in more than 50 countries from its 10 hubs including Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago O’Hare, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Miami, New York (JFK and LaGuardia), Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington.
The airline offers travel in First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy and Main Cabin.
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines succeeded in gaining a market share of 17.3% and became the second top competitor in the domestic market.
Headquartered in Dallas, this world’s largest low-cost carrier operates about 4,000 daily departures during the peak travel season.
Southwest Airlines is currently offering flights to 101 destinations in 41 U.S. states, Central America, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The airline’s major operating bases in USA include Dallas-Love, Phoenix-Sky Harbor, Orlando, Oakland, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston-Hobby, Denver, Chicago-Midway, Baltimore and Atlanta.
Southwest offers several perks to its passengers including 2 free checked bags per passenger and last-minute itinerary changes without any change fees.
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines with a domestic market share of 17.2% has ranked third, after American and Southwest. The leading legacy carrier continues to face fierce competition due to price wars unleashed by low-cost carriers like Southwest.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Delta Air Lines along with its regional affiliates and subsidiaries is presently operating over 5,400 daily flights to 325 destinations in 52 countries on 6 continents.
The airline operates out of its 9 hubs, with Atlanta being the main hub. The secondary hubs include Seattle/Tacoma, Salt Lake City, New York (JFK and LaGuardia), Minneapolis-St. Paul, Los Angeles, Detroit and Boston.
Delta Air Lines offers travel options in First Class, Delta One (Business Class), Premium Select (Premium Economy), Delta Comfort+, Main Cabin and Basic Economy.
United Airlines
United Airlines is one of the top three legacy carriers in USA to have lagged behind in gaining a significant market share. The airline has been ranked fourth in terms of domestic market share with 15.1 %.
It’s apparent that the competition in attracting passengers has been stiffer, particularly those from low-cost carrier like Southwest Airlines, which ranked second after American Airlines.
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United Airlines is presently the world’s third largest airline in terms of route network and fleet size.
The airline is currently operating flights to 231 domestic destinations and 125 international destinations in 48 countries across five continents, particularly those in Asia-Pacific region.
United Airlines operates out of its eight hubs, with Chicago O’Hare being the largest. The airline’s secondary hubs include Washington-Dulles, San Francisco, Newark Liberty, Los Angeles, Houston-Intercontinental, Guam and Denver.
The travel options for passengers include United First, United Business, United Economy Plus, United Economy and Basic Economy.
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines after having acquired Virgin America has been trying to gain a strong foothold in USA and has largely even succeeded. But it has still far to go in gaining even the top four ranks in the U.S. airlines market.
Alaska Airlines with a domestic market rank of 6.4% has become the fifth largest carrier in the country. The airline last year carried 46 million passengers.
Alaska Airlines is mostly focusing on the lucrative transcontinental U.S. routes, and is the only non-stop alternative to United Airlines to fly from the West Coast, including Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, to Newark Liberty International Airport.
Headquartered in Seattle, Alaska Airlines is primarily focusing on catering to business travelers with nonstop flights to several transcontinental U.S. East Coast routes, including Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica.
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