/ Source: The Associated Press
How the nation's 17 busiest airlines ranked in the annual Airline Quality Rating based on their 2008 combined performance in four categories: bumping due to overbooking, on-time performance, mishandled baggage and customer complaints.
1. Hawaiian
2. AirTran
3. JetBlue
4. Northwest
5. Alaska
6. Southwest
7. Frontier
8. Continental
9. AMR Corp.'s American
10. US Airways
11. UAL Corp.'s United
12. Delta
13. SkyWest
14. Mesa
15. Comair
16. American Eagle
17. Atlantic Southeast