Big three market share drops nearly seven points in five years.

The big three aren't quite as dominant as they used to be.United, American and Delta controlled 53.4% of total U.S. traffic in August, down from 60.1%, in August 1993. While Northwest's market share dropped from 12.4% to 10.6% during the five-year period, Southwest's rose by nearly half, to 4.9%.

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