Pandemic Subsidies for Passenger Airlines


The following U.S. passenger airlines received financial support from the federal government in the form of direct aid, loans, and grants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Airline Total Taxpayer Support (in Dollars)
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. $13,393,465,626
DELTA AIR LINES INC. 11,953,075,971
UNITED AIRLINES INC. 11,427,445,494
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 7,192,788,542
ALASKA AIRLINES INC. 2,340,048,432
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION 2,199,264,451
SKYWEST AIRLINES INC. 1,028,799,610
SPIRIT AIRLINES INC. 754,411,688
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC. 718,275,970
FRONTIER AIRLINES INC 672,133,455
REPUBLIC AIRWAYS INC. 522,005,874
MESA AIRLINES INC. 398,312,482
ALLEGIANT AIR LLC 380,831,610
SUN COUNTRY INC. 178,898,729
OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL LLC 150,573,448
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES LLC 113,064,836
AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES LLC 108,501,015
FLEXJET LLC 96,130,867
METRO AVIATION INC. 95,731,387
ONE SKY FLIGHT LLC 80,671,375
COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS INC. 79,253,154
GOJET AIRLINES LLC 77,959,985
WHEELS UP PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC 76,375,714
CHAMPLAIN ENTERPRISES LLC 71,542,104
CLAY LACY AVIATION INC. 62,953,292
JET LINX AVIATION LLC 47,562,666
SWIFT AIR LLC 44,997,065
HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC 41,676,722
EASTERN AIRLINES LLC 35,359,553
XOJET AVIATION LLC 35,036,588
CAREFLITE 35,035,415
SILVER AIRWAYS LLC 31,606,016
WESTERN AIR CHARTER INC. 31,020,033
CORVUS AIRLINES INC 30,548,574
ELITE AIRWAYS LLC 27,425,050
DELUX PUBLIC CHARTER LLC 21,269,285
CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES INC 20,241,827
SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS LLC 19,822,514
BOUTIQUE AIR 18,985,020
COBALT AIR LLC 16,356,038
EXCLUSIVE JETS LLC 16,344,756
MIAMI AIR INTERNATIONAL INC. 16,002,944
CORPORATE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT INC 15,875,253
ROTORCRAFT LEASING COMPANY LLC 14,936,428
REVA INC. 13,004,612
EXECUTIVE FLIGHT SERVICES LLC 12,806,436
SUPERIOR AIR CHARTER LLC 12,800,552
BERING AIR INC. 12,744,237
AIR CENTER HELICOPTER INC. 12,432,009
TALON AIR LLC 12,351,412
Source: U.S. Department of Treasury

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