2024’s Best & Worst Airlines
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WalletHub Releases Study Revealing Best and Worst Airlines of 2024.
With airline ticket prices rising again after experiencing a fairly large drop last year, WalletHub released its report on 2024’s Best Airlines, as well as expert commentary. WalletHub’s study focuses on price and many other aspects of the air travel experience, such as safety, delays, baggage issues, comfort, and more.
Highlights:
- Best Overall – Alaska Airlines earned the highest overall WalletHub Score (68.07) for the fourth time in six years, followed by SkyWest Airlines (65.96).
- Most Reliable – Delta Air Lines has the lowest overall rate of cancellations, delays, mishandled luggage and denied boardings. The next most reliable company is SkyWest Airlines.
- Safety – Spirit Airlines is the safest, with a low number of incidents and accidents per 100,000 flight operations, no fatalities and fewer than 15 people injured between 2018 and 2023. Spirit Airlines also has a relatively new fleet of aircrafts. The safety runner-up is Alaska Airlines.
- Most Comfortable – Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways lead the pack in terms of in-flight experience, offering free amenities such as Wi-Fi, extra legroom, and complimentary snacks and beverages. Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines & American Airlines are tied for the third position in this category.
