Domestic Load Factor 
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 65% 68% 69% 70% 69% 72% 69% 70% 73% 75% 80% 82% 83% 82% 83% 83% 83% 84% 84% 85% 86% 85% 85% 85% 87% 66%
Continental 65% 68% 71% 72% 73% 74% 73% 74% 76% 77% 81% 84% 84% 83% 85% 85% 83%
Delta 63% 69% 71% 72% 71% 72% 68% 71% 74% 75% 77% 79% 82% 84% 84% 84% 85% 85% 85% 87% 87% 86% 87% 86% 88% 55%
Northwest 68% 69% 71% 71% 71% 73% 71% 73% 74% 76% 80% 83% 84% 85% 85%
United 69% 71% 71% 72% 70% 71% 70% 71% 75% 78% 81% 82% 83% 83% 84% 85% 86% 85% 86% 86% 86% 86% 86% 86% 86% 63%
US Airways 65% 68% 71% 72% 69% 69% 68% 69% 72% 74% 74% 79% 81% 82% 83% 83% 85% 86% 86% 85% 86%
America West 69% 71% 69% 68% 68% 71% 72% 74% 77% 77% 80% 80% 83%                          
 --sub Network 66% 69% 70% 71% 70% 72% 70% 71% 74% 76% 79% 81% 83% 83% 84% 84% 84% 85% 85% 86% 86% 86% 86% 86% 87% 61%
Southwest 65% 67% 64% 65% 69% 70% 68% 66% 67% 70% 71% 73% 73% 71% 76% 79% 81% 80% 80% 83% 84% 84% 84% 83% 84% 52%
AirTran 52% 64% 66% 58% 62% 70% 69% 67% 71% 71% 73% 73% 76% 79% 79% 81% 81% 80% 80% 80%
jetBlue 73% 77% 83% 84% 83% 85% 82% 80% 80% 80% 82% 83% 84% 84% 85% 85% 85% 85% 84% 85% 56%
Alaska 62% 66% 67% 67% 67% 69% 68% 68% 69% 73% 76% 76% 76% 77% 79% 83% 85% 87% 86% 86% 85% 85% 85% 84% 84% 55%
Virgin America 62% 76% 82% 82% 82% 80% 80% 82% 82% 84% 84% 79%
Hawaiian 78% 76% 77% 76% 78% 79% 81% 80% 81% 87% 89% 88% 88% 85% 86% 86% 86% 87% 87% 85% 84% 87% 89% 87% 87% 57%
 -- sub LCC 65% 67% 66% 66% 69% 71% 69% 68% 70% 73% 75% 76% 75% 75% 78% 81% 82% 82% 82% 83% 84% 85% 85% 84% 84% 53%
Allegiant 41% 39% 65% 74% 76% 81% 81% 83% 90% 90% 90% 91% 89% 89% 89% 87% 85% 84% 85% 84% 60%
Frontier 48% 60% 57% 59% 59% 64% 58% 59% 69% 73% 80% 80% 79% 82% 81% 83% 87% 90% 91% 90% 87% 87% 87% 86% 87% 68%
Spirit 82% 68% 75% 76% 74% 73% 73% 73% 79% 78% 80% 83% 81% 82% 81% 83% 86% 86% 87% 87% 85% 84% 83% 85% 85% 69%
 -- sub Other 65% 63% 64% 66% 66% 68% 65% 67% 74% 75% 80% 81% 81% 83% 83% 85% 88% 88% 89% 88% 86% 86% 85% 85% 85% 66%
Total All Sectors 66% 69% 70% 70% 70% 72% 70% 71% 73% 75% 78% 80% 81% 81% 82% 83% 84% 84% 84% 85% 86% 85% 85% 85% 86% 59%
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.