2012 Airline Ratings - Traditional

Award Recipient

Alaska Airlines/ Horizon Air

  Overall Satisfaction? Reservation Experience? Check-in Experience? Boarding Experience? Aircraft Experience? Staff Experience? Service Experience? Cost and Fees Experience?
Alaska Airlines/ Horizon Air 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4
Air Canada 5 2 3 4 5 4 5 5
American Airlines/ American Eagle 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Continental Airlines 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Delta Air Lines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
US Airways 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
United Airlines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
Scoring Legend
 Among the best
 Better than most
 About average
 The rest

*Please note that jdpower.com Ratings may not include all information used to determine J.D. Power and Associates awards. Learn more about how J.D. Power Circle Ratings are calculated.

2012 Airline Ratings - Low Cost

Award Recipient

JetBlue Airways*

  Overall Satisfaction? Reservation Experience? Check-in Experience? Boarding Experience? Aircraft Experience? Staff Experience? Service Experience? Cost and Fees Experience?
JetBlue Airways* 5 3 3 2 5 3 5 3
AirTran Airways 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
Frontier Airlines/ Midwest Airlines 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
Southwest Airlines 5 5 5 5 3 5 3 5
WestJet 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 2
Scoring Legend
 Among the best
 Better than most
 About average
 The rest

*Please note that jdpower.com Ratings may not include all information used to determine J.D. Power and Associates awards. Learn more about how J.D. Power Circle Ratings are calculated.

  • Although low-cost carriers continue to lead the way in improving passenger satisfaction, traditional carriers still struggle to meet travelers' expectations, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 North America Airline Satisfaction StudySM released today.

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