Average Seats per Departure (Total Large Narrowbody Fleet)
(Seat Size 150+, Single Aisle)
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              188              188              188              188              184              171              161              162              162              171              173              174              174              173              172              170              170            168            160            156            168            167            168            168            169            172
Continental              182              182              181              180              179              169              166              165              165              167              166              167              168              168              170              171              170               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
Delta              180              181              181              182              181              178              176              173              173              174              175              174              171              173              173              171              171            171            171            171            172            175            178            180            181            180
Northwest              163              168              171              170              168              167              164              164              169              170              171              172              172              171              170                  -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
United              178              176              175              172              171              165              163              161              159              162              159              160              160              159              159              157              156            162            162            163            165            167            169            169            170            171
US Airways              182              182              182              182              178              173              169              168              167              169              169              164              166              167              168              167              167            169            171            174               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
America West              168              166              164              162              161              159              158              157              157              157              156              190              190                  -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
 --sub Network              177              177              177              176              175              169              166              165              165              168              168              169              169              169              169              168              168            167            165            165            168            169            171            171            173            174
Southwest                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -              175            175            175            175            175            175            175            175            175
AirTran                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
jetBlue                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                164              164              162              161              157              157              156              152              150              150              150              150            150            150            151            153            155            158            160            161            165
Alaska                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                172              172              172              172              170              166              162              161              160              160              159            159            162            167            170            172            170            167            168            170
Virgin America                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                149              149              149              149              148            148            147            147            147            148            149               -                 -                 -  
Hawaiian                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -              189            189            189
 -- sub Hybrid                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                164              165              164              163              159              159              158              154              153              152              153              153            154            157            160            162            164            165            168            169            171
Allegiant                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                217            223            222            192            187            183            182            180            182            182
Frontier                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                162              162              162              162            166            168            171            177            193            196            196            196            192
Spirit                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                180              187              188              199              198              217              194              186            183            181            181            181            188            193            196            195            195
 -- sub ULCC                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                180              187              188              199              181              181              175              173            179            182            180            181            189            192            193            193            191
Total All Sectors              177              177              177              176              175              169              166              165              165              167              167              168              167              166              166              166              165            165            164            164            167            169            171            172            174            175
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.