Top 10 Airlines in North America in 2021 by Number of Seats Sold

Southwest Airlines Co, American Airlines Group Inc, Delta Air Lines Inc, United Airlines Inc, and SkyWest Inc are the top 5 airlines in North America in 2020 by number of seats sold. Cumulatively, the top 10 Airlines in North America sold 589,543,000 seats, the highest number of seats sold by Southwest Airlines Co (122,712,000), followed by American Airlines Group Inc (120,973,000), and Delta Air Lines Inc (106,348,000), while Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. sold the lowest seats (20,505,000). In terms of the geographical split, all top 10 airlines are based in North America. They employed a total of 394,203 people in 2021. The United States of America-based Southwest Airlines Co Inc is the leading airline in North America (by Number of Seats Sold). The company reported revenues of $15,790 million with average revenue growth of 74.51% in the fiscal year ending 2021 (FY2021). It is a provider of passenger airline services. The company provides point-to-point flight services that offer direct nonstop routing as compared to hub-and-spoke service. The company sold 66,600 seats in 2020 and operates through mainly three reportable business segments: Passenger, Freight, and Other, and employs 62,333 people. American Airlines Group Inc is one of the leading airline companies in North America (by the number of Seats Sold). The company reported revenues of $29,882 million with average revenue growth of 72.4% in the fiscal year ended 2021 (FY2021). It is a provider of passenger airline services. The company operates hubs in Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas, Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C in the US. It also collaborates with third-party regional carriers to provide regional jet and turboprop services. The company sold 60,400 seats in 2020, and operates through three reportable segments: Passenger, Cargo, and Other, and employs 123,400 people.