Midwest tops Zagat's airline survey

Zagat Survey

has just announced the results of the

2007 Zagat /"Today" show Global Airlines Survey

, and

Midwest

topped the list for overall quality in economy class among U.S. airlines. Following Midwest were

Virgin America

,

JetBlue

,

Frontier

, and

Hawaiian

.

Nearly 7,500 frequent flyers were surveyed, and not surprisingly, ratings for U.S. airlines have dropped by five to nine points on a 30-point scale since Zagat's first airline survey in 1990.

U.S. airlines didn't make the top five for international economy.

Singapore Airlines

was named first, followed by

Emirates

,

Thai Airways

,

ANA

, and

Air New Zealand

.



Southwest

was named the best U.S.-based frequent flyer program, and

Alaska

,

Continental

,

JetBlue

, and

AirTran

rounded out that list.