Flight Friday: U.S. LCCs Soar Above Pre-Pandemic Levels In 2024

Daniel Williams August 09, 2024

Southwest Airlines — Credit: Mario Tama / Getty Images

With all the talk about U.S. low-cost carriers (LCCs) reporting a drop in earnings, this week’s Flight Friday looks at how the largest four U.S. LCCs are faring compared to 2019. Southwest Airlines is by far the largest of the four, with an in-service fleet of over 800 Boeing 737s. Southwest has had...

Daniel Williams

Based in the UK, Daniel is Director of Fleet Data Services for Aviation Week Network. Prior to joining Aviation Week in 2017, Daniel held a number of industry positions analyzing fleet data.

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