Southwest Airlines added 31 new flights for the Super Bowl in New Orleans with most tickets costing more than $500, while Delta added seven services.

Delta, United, American and Southwest generated about $8 billion in profit on $200 billion in revenue last year, but the airlines all lost money flying passengers.

Southwest Airlines posted a profit in the fourth quarter as bookings during the holidays were better than expected.

A downbeat outlook tarnished an otherwise strong quarter for Southwest, which topped profit estimates on robust holiday travel.

Delta Air Lines is dropping nonstop service to two Central American destinations from a key West Coast hub — but launching two new routes for the summer months.

Legacy carriers American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines are adding a combined 31 nonstop flights from Kansas City and Philadelphia to New Orleans and back again. JetBlue Airways is adding nine flights between New York City area’s Newark International and John F. Kennedy International airports and New Orleans.

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ATLANTA - For a fourth year in a row, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has been named the Wall Street Journal's top U.S. airline. The win was Delta's seventh time in the top spot in eight years.

US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, there have been warning signs in recent years of a significant risk of a collision like the one that just killed 67 people.

Southwest's results echo sentiments laid out by Delta Air Lines, which reported quarterly results earlier in the month. Delta said demand accelerated throughout the fourth quarter, with a handful of its highest revenue days in history taking place in November and December. The company also expects travel demand to remain strong this year.

Southwest Airlines Co. reported a quarterly profit higher than analysts expected as leisure travel over the winter holidays and ticket prices both rose in the final three months of 2024.Adjusted earnings jumped to 56 cents a share in the period,

Among the carriers with a commanding presence in the US, Southwest Airlines has a significant customer base and a network that competes with other major legacy carriers in the cou