Winner: Alaska Airlines
For six years in a row, Alaska has had the highest customer-颅satisfaction rates on J.D. Power鈥檚 survey of all major U.S. carriers. Even better: its flights landed an average of 52 seconds early. The fleet of 133 planes take 颅climbers to Anchorage, surfers to Zihuatanejo, and skiers to Salt Lake City, to name just three of the
99 destinations it serves. If yours isn鈥檛 among them, try sister airline Horizon Air鈥攅very flight includes a free Alaskan beer. 颅
Runner-Up: Copa Airlines
Being based in Panama City has a distinct advantage: Copa Airlines can fly almost anywhere in the Americas using smaller 737s without a layover. That makes for cheaper flights and more of them. Want to head to Manaus in Brazil? Most other airlines will take you through S茫o Paolo or Rio. With Copa, you鈥檒l have only one four-hour leg from Panama City. The airline sends three of its 737s to Los Angeles each day and has partnered with United, so it鈥檚 easy to connect on your next South American adventure.