Spirit Airlines takes high honors in recent study

With airline ticket prices having gone up 7.9% last year, outpacing inflation, WalletHub today released its report on 2025's. WalletHub's study focuses not just on price but also many other aspects of the air travel experience, such as safety, delays, baggage issues, animal incidents and more.

You can find a handful of highlights below:

• Best Overall - Spirit Airlines earned the highest overall WalletHub Score (69.12) for the first time in seven years, followed by SkyWest Airlines (68.08).
• Most Reliable - Delta Air Lines has the lowest overall rate of cancellations, delays, mishandled luggage and denied boardings. The next most reliable company is SkyWest Airlines.
• Safety - Spirit Airlines is the safest, with a low number of incidents and accidents per 100,000 flight operations, no fatalities and fewer than 15 people injured between 2019 and 2024. Spirit Airlines also has a relatively new fleet of aircrafts. The safety runner-up is Frontier Airlines.
• Most Pet-Friendly - Three airlines tied for being most pet-friendly - SkyWest Airlines, United Airlines and Envoy Air - with no incidents.
• Most Comfortable - JetBlue Airways and Hawaiian Airlines lead the pack in terms of in-flight experience, offering free amenities such as Wi-Fi, extra legroom, and complimentary snacks and beverages. Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines & Southwest Airlines are tied for the third position in this category.

For the full list of 2025's Best & Worst Airlines, please visit:
https://www.wallethub.com/edu/best-airlines/20916/