Nearly 850 Million Passengers Boarded U.S. Flights in 2014
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A small ray of sunshine for the big three legacy U.S. carriers engaging in a bloody Open Skies battle, although United and American probably aren't happy Southwest saw the most year-over-year passenger growth of any U.S. carrier.
U.S. and foreign airlines serving U.S. destinations carried 848.1 million domestic and international passengers in 2014, an all-time high and a 2.5% increase over 2013 based on data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Delta Air Lines carried the most domestic and international passengers on U.S. flights for the fifth consecutive year (129.2 million) but it's Southwest Airlines that packed the most momentum. Southwest saw the greatest year-over-year growth (10.3%) and carried 127.1 million passengers last year within or from the U.S., nearly 40 million more passengers than both United Airlines and American Airlines, which each saw negligible growth in 2014.
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