Worst Airlines to Avoid If You Can
With just a few weeks left before the official start of summer, if the record number of air travel since the unofficial start of summer – Memorial Day weekend – is an indication that the rest of the season will be busy.
If you’re one of the millions of Americans expected to fly this summer, you’ll want everything to go as smoothly as possible. Part of that is choosing the right airline. Here are some of the ones you probably want to avoid.
The Airlines Americans Avoid the Most
In a 2023 survey, The Vacationer asked participants which airlines they avoid at all costs. Below are the results, ranked from most hated to least hated:
- Spirit Airlines
- Allegiant Air
- american airlines
- Frontier Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- JetBlue
- Alaska Airlines
- southwestern airlines
- United Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
However, almost a third (31.73%) of respondents indicated that ultimately cost is most important to them, so they do not completely rule out flying with any particular airline. Meanwhile, 16.65% of people said that flight dates and times determine which airline they use for each trip.
More air travel ideas for summer 2023
So let’s talk about Memorial Day weekend. Nearly 9.8 million people nationwide passed through airport security screening over the four-day weekend (Friday to Monday), according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
This is about 300,000 more than the same holiday weekend in 2019. In addition, an estimated 2.74 million people flew on MDW Friday (May 26, 2023), setting a post-pandemic record in one day.
And air traffic doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down anytime soon. According to a separate 2023 survey by The Vacationer , 85% of Americans intend to travel this summer, with more than 54% indicating they plan to fly and 23.70% of those saying they would travel by plane more than once.