Less money, more go?

Summer travel is expected to reach record numbers this year and some airfares are trending down compared to last year.

For those planning to travel by air, choosing an airline may include various considerations, including reliability, comfort, price and safety. To make the selection easier, personal finance company WalletHub has ranked the 9 largest U.S. carriers, plus one regional airline across 13 metrics in three major categories in its Best Airlines list of 2024.

Florida-based Spirit Airlines came out on top in two categories and was third overall, behind Alaska Airlines and Skywest.

Most affordable airlines that fly out of Oklahoma City

Spirit is known as a low-cost carrier – the airline's slogan is "Less Money. More go" – so it's no surprise the airline was ranked first in affordability. However, Spirit doesn't fly out of Oklahoma, according to the company's route map.

For this ranking, WalletHub calculated passenger revenue per available seat mile by dividing passenger revenue by the product of the number of available seats and the number of miles flown to come up with the price per mile.

These are the most affordable airlines that fly out of Oklahoma City:

1. Frontier Airlines (6.03 cents per mile)

2. Skywest Airlines (9.65 cents per mile)

3. Alaska Airlines (12.18 cents per mile)

4. Southwest Airlines (13.25 cents per mile)

5. United Airlines (13.93 cents per mile)

6. Delta Airlines (15.80 cents per mile)

7. American Airlines (16.15 cents per mile

Safest airlines that fly out of Oklahoma City

In the airline safety category, aviation accidents, injuries and fatalities in aviation accidents and fleet age were considered. Spirit came out on top as the safest airline of 2024 in WalletHub's study.

While Spirit Airlines tops the list for airlines safety overall, these are the safest airlines that fly out of Oklahoma City:

1. Alaska Airlines

2. Frontier Airlines

3. Skywest Airlines

4. American Airlines

5. Delta Airlines

6. United Airlines

7. Southwest Airlines

Best airlines 2024

The nine largest U.S. airlines and one regional carrier were compared across 13 metrics, including cancellation and delay rates, baggage mishaps and in-flight comfort for the overall top airlines list, according to WalletHub. Alaska and Skywest Airlines topped the list, with Spirit Airlines in third place.

1. Alaska Airlines

2. Skywest Airlines

3. Spirit Airlines

4. Delta Airlines

5. United Airlines

6. Jetblue Airways

7. Hawaiian Airlines

8. American Airlines

9. Frontier Airlines

10. Southwest Airlines

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma City flights: affordable, safest airlines that fly out of OKC