More prefer Delta than fly it most often
Among Minnesotans who reported flying, 66% prefer Delta Air Lines, but only 50% say they fly it most often.
Sun Country runs the other way: 20% say they fly it most often, while just 10% name it their preferred airline.
Airline preference and use among Minnesota fliers
Which airline do you prefer to fly, and which airline do you usually fly most often?
Flight frequency among Minnesotans
About how many flights do you take each year?| No flights | 44% |
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| 1–5 flights | 48% |
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| 6–10 flights | 5% |
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| 11–20 flights | 1% |
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| More than 20 flights | 1% |
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Airline preference and use among Minnesota fliers
Delta Air Lines| Prefer to fly | 66% |
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| Fly most often | 50% |
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Sun Country| Prefer to fly | 10% |
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| Fly most often | 20% |
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Southwest Airlines| Prefer to fly | 6% |
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| Fly most often | 6% |
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American Airlines| Prefer to fly | 4% |
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| Fly most often | 4% |
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United Airlines| Prefer to fly | 3% |
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| Fly most often | 3% |
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Spirit Airlines| Prefer to fly | <1% |
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| Fly most often | 2% |
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Frontier Airlines| Prefer to fly | <1% |
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| Fly most often | <1% |
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Asked on one question only
Have no preferred airline| Share | 9% |
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Asked on one question only
Say the airline they fly most often varies| Share | 13% |
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Refused responses not shown.
Source: Lumaris Research, Minnesota Community Survey of 1,424 adults, May 9 to Aug. 30, 2025.
Margin of error is ±3.47 pp at 95% confidence level.
Airline preference and use are based on Minnesotans who reported taking flights. These figures use a smaller group than the full survey. The survey-wide margin of error does not describe these subgroup estimates. Flight frequency is based on all Minnesota adults.
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