Best Routes and Availability - Domestic Airline

Winner: Southwest
Second Place: American
Honorable Mention: United

All of the top three airlines in this category fly to more than 70 domestic destinations throughout the U.S. In a surprise (for us SmarterTravel editors at least), Southwest emerged as the reader favorite in this category, despite covering many smaller and secondary communities (Providence, Rhode Island; and Manchester, New Hampshire; instead of Boston, for example.)

Voting Breakdown:

Southwest..................23.20%
American...................16.36%
United........................12.61%
Delta..........................12.60%
Continental..................9.42%
US Airways.................6.16%
Northwest...................5.27%
JetBlue.......................4.11%
AirTran.......................2.93%
Other.........................7.35%
Total..........................100%

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