The table illustrated the amoumt of people who took the seven most prevail US airlines in 1995 and 2005. Overall, all of gotmore passengers in 2005 compared to that in 1995. The rank remained almost the same, except for JetBlue, which showed thehightest growth rate and ranked fifth in 2005 instead of the bottom in 1995.
From 1995 to 2005, the passengers for Delta increased fiom 500,700 to 1,064,000 with the growth rate of 113%, maintained themost popular place. Soutwest and United Airlines followed as the second and third biggest parties, with the number of 400.000to 640,000 and 300.000 to 400,000, though thier growth rate are relatively low, only accoumt for 60% and 30%.
The fourth, fith and sixth most popular airlines, the American, Alaska and Hawaian, shared similar growth rate (for 127%.114% and 150% respectively) and got closer to its competitive. n 1995, the passengers of American Airlines count for 150,000,which was half of the nmbers for United Airines, owever, in 2005, the passengers for American Ailines had increased to340.000, which was more than four third of the figure for United Airines, As for the figures of Alaska and Hawailan Airlinesbegau with 120.000 and 100.000 in 1995. which were ten third and one third ofthe figure for United Airlines. reached to257.000 and 250.000. which were (more than) eight fith of United Airlines, However, the all three of them. the American.Alaska and Hawaiian. have been overtaken by JetBlue Airways that showed a strong boom during the decade and grew from86.000 to 300.000.