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Bloomberg
Southwest Airlines, a discounter that flies mostly in the US, is the world’s largest carrier — for now.
The ranking is based on the number of seats flown this week, as compiled by aviation data provider OAG. Southwest moved to the top spot as its larger rivals nearly abandoned international routes after governments worldwide restricted travel to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. US domestic service, in which Southwest is a bigger player, hasn’t been cut as sharply.
US airlines have reduced seats flown by 60% since January 20. Carriers have slashed flying capacity, parked planes and taken other steps to cut costs as number of US passengers has plunged more than 95% from a year ago.