Winner: Southwest
Second Place: Continental
Honorable Mention: Delta
In our readers' experience, they've gotten the most reliable baggage service from Southwest, followed by Continental and Delta. This differs somewhat from DOT monthly reports of mishandled baggage which have ranked Hawaiian, JetBlue, Northwest, and AirTran as having the fewest incidents in 2008 so far.
Voting Breakdown:
Southwest................................34.16%
Continental...............................9.34%
Delta........................................8.75%
JetBlue.....................................7.59%
American..................................6.64%
United......................................5.40%
AirTran.....................................3.78%
Northwest.................................3.76%
US Airways...............................3.13%
Other........................................17.46%
Total.........................................100%
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