Best Airlines To Fly? New Airline Quality Ratings Have The Answer

PHOENIX, AZ – Summer may not be here yet but it's not that far away. As it gets closer, people are starting to think about where they are going to go for vacation. That leads to the question of, how am I going to get there?

Flying somewhere is always a popular option but it doesn't always mean that flying itself is popular. People want to know which airline will get you there on-time, which airline is least likely to lose their luggage.

A new report by two university professors has answers to many of the questions that people are asking.

The Airline Quality Rating was released on Monday for the 29th straight year. It's done by Brent Bowen of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona and Dean Headley of Wichita State University.

They evaluate 15 different sets of data including on-time performance, mishandled bags. people getting bumped from flights, complaints about fares, flight problems, and customer service for nine different airlines. hey evaluate Alaska, American, Delta, Frontier, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, and United.

Overall, xix airlines saw their scores improve while three had declines. The report has other good news including fewer lost or mishandled bags, fewer complaints from fliers, and while on-time arrival was down, it was down less than one percent from 2017.

THE TOP 9 AIRLINES, ACCORDING TO AQR:

1. Delta Airlines

2. JetBlue

3. Southwest Airlines

4. Alaska Airlines

5. Hawaiian Airlines

6. United Airlines

7. Spirit Airlines

8. American Airlines

9. Frontier Airlines

YOU CAN READ THE WHOLE REPORT HERE