"Table 3: Top 10 Airlines, ranked by January to August 2004 Domestic Enplanements",,,,, Rank,Airline Name,Jan-Aug 2003,Jan-Aug 2004,Jan-Aug 2003 Rank, 1,Southwest Airlines,"50,608,209","54,826,178",2, 2,Delta Air Lines,"52,627,725","53,883,756",1, 3,American Airlines,"49,579,706","49,336,398",3, 4,United Airlines,"38,219,862","40,781,323",4, 5,Northwest Airlines,"29,290,335","30,997,587",5, 6,U.S. Airways,"25,288,418","25,470,731",6, 7,Continental Airlines,"20,928,261","21,280,188",7, 8,America West Airlines,"13,012,679","13,443,957",8, 9,Alaska Airlines,"8,827,573","9,654,633",9, 10,American Eagle Airlines,"7,630,488","9,336,644",11, Source: T-100 Domestic Market,,,,,