| Fuel Expense as Percentage of Total Expense (Excluding Transport Related Expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
| American | 10% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 20% | 26% | 29% | 30% | 35% | 26% | 28% | 32% | 34% | 35% | 32% | 22% | 17% | 19% | 23% | 21% | 10% | |
| Continental | 13% | 13% | 14% | 10% | 10% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 26% | 29% | 29% | 38% | 26% | 27% | 33% | ||||||||||
| Delta | 12% | 13% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 18% | 27% | 30% | 32% | 41% | 33% | 32% | 36% | 36% | 34% | 37% | 23% | 18% | 19% | 24% | 22% | 13% | |
| Northwest | 13% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 12% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 20% | 26% | 32% | 32% | 42% | 27% | ||||||||||||
| United | 12% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 27% | 30% | 30% | 41% | 25% | 30% | 34% | 35% | 33% | 32% | 23% | 18% | 19% | 23% | 22% | 11% | |
| US Airways | 9% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 16% | 27% | 29% | 30% | 32% | 23% | 28% | 35% | 35% | 32% | 32% | 16% | ||||||
| America West | 12% | 14% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 17% | 24% | 28% | 23% | 24% | ||||||||||||||
| --sub Network | 11% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 19% | 27% | 29% | 30% | 38% | 27% | 30% | 34% | 35% | 34% | 34% | 22% | 18% | 19% | 23% | 22% | 11% | |
| Southwest | 14% | 16% | 15% | 11% | 12% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 19% | 22% | 26% | 28% | 33% | 29% | 31% | 36% | 36% | 34% | 31% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 24% | 21% | 12% | |
| AirTran | 0% | 14% | 15% | 26% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 29% | 33% | 35% | 43% | 29% | 33% | 39% | 40% | |||||||||||
| jetBlue | 15% | 14% | 14% | 18% | 22% | 30% | 34% | 35% | 41% | 31% | 32% | 39% | 38% | 37% | 35% | 25% | 19% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 12% | ||||||
| Alaska | 13% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 19% | 24% | 26% | 27% | 35% | 22% | 27% | 34% | 35% | 34% | 33% | 22% | 19% | 21% | 25% | 24% | 11% | |
| Virgin America | 0% | 0% | 27% | 32% | 37% | 37% | 35% | 33% | 21% | 18% | 22% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hawaiian | 15% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 13% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 24% | 27% | 29% | 37% | 22% | 26% | 31% | 34% | 34% | 32% | 22% | 17% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 10% | |
| -- sub Hybrid | 14% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 13% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 19% | 24% | 28% | 29% | 35% | 28% | 31% | 36% | 36% | 34% | 32% | 22% | 20% | 21% | 24% | 22% | 12% | |
| Allegiant | 0% | 0% | 47% | 49% | 52% | 38% | 44% | 49% | 50% | 47% | 40% | 32% | 27% | 28% | 32% | 30% | 18% | ||||||||||
| Frontier | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 11% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 21% | 29% | 31% | 34% | 42% | 28% | 30% | 36% | 38% | 35% | 37% | 26% | 23% | 25% | 27% | 28% | 18% | |
| Spirit | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 22% | 19% | 20% | 23% | 27% | 28% | 28% | 33% | 38% | 30% | 33% | 40% | 39% | 38% | 36% | 26% | 22% | 25% | 30% | 28% | 16% | |
| -- sub ULCC | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 14% | 19% | 16% | 17% | 19% | 22% | 26% | 32% | 36% | 42% | 31% | 34% | 40% | 41% | 39% | 38% | 27% | 23% | 26% | 30% | 29% | 17% | |
| Total All Sectors | 12% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 19% | 26% | 29% | 30% | 38% | 27% | 30% | 35% | 36% | 34% | 33% | 23% | 18% | 20% | 24% | 22% | 12% | |
| Data Source: US DOT Form 41 via BTS, Schedule B6 & P52. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||