Despite a difficult year, American Airlines was the airline group that carried the most passengers in North America in 2021. With a passenger traffic of 165.7 million, the American airline outperformed its competitor United Airlines by more than 61 million passengers. The low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines ranked only fourth, with 99 million passengers.
Number of passengers carried by selected airline groups in North America in 2021 (in millions)
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Statista. (August 16, 2022). Number of passengers carried by selected airline groups in North America in 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109993/largest-airlines-north-america-passengers/
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Statista. (2022). Number of passengers carried by selected airline groups in North America in 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109993/largest-airlines-north-america-passengers/
Statista. "Number of Passengers Carried by Selected Airline Groups in North America in 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109993/largest-airlines-north-america-passengers/
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Number of passengers carried by selected airline groups in North America in 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Statista, August 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109993/largest-airlines-north-america-passengers/