These are the 7 greatest airways for household journey within the US

• AirAdvisor revealed a 2025 rating of U.S. airways primarily based on family-friendly components.
• The rating thought-about insurance policies like household seating, baby meals and stroller check-in.
• AirAdvisor goals to focus on airways that prioritize household wants and assist households make knowledgeable journey selections.

Families flying collectively typically need to make sure that their airline is able to accommodate them, whether or not by permitting them to pick seats collectively with out paying further, or ensuring their strollers and automotive seats might be accommodated appropriately.

AirAdvisor, an organization that goals to assist passengers get compensated by airways for cancellations and different journey disruptions, revealed an inventory of the highest U.S. airways for households in 2025. The firm mentioned it focuses on all of the components that make household journey simpler.

“We didn’t just look at perks. We focused on what truly matters to families,” Anton Radchenko, CEO of AirAdvisor, mentioned in a press release. “From guaranteed seating to pre-boarding and child safety policies, our ranking highlights the airlines that genuinely support parents throughout the entire travel experience.”

Here’s how the key U.S. airways stack up:

1. American Airlines
2. United Airlines
3. Delta Air Lines
4. Hawaiian Airlines
5. Alaska Airlines
6. JetBlue
7. Southwest

The survey weighed the next eight components to generate the rankings:

• Family seating insurance policies
• Availability of kid meals
• Free stroller and automotive seat check-in
• Pre-boarding entry for households with younger youngsters
• Entertainment methods for kids
• Bassinet availability
• Child restraint guidelines
• Lap seat insurance policies for infants

“Families deserve better than to be treated like an afterthought when booking air travel,” Radchenko mentioned. “Our data shows that some airlines truly prioritize family needs, while others still fall short on essentials, like simply keeping parents and children seated together. That’s the kind of gap we aim to close with this research.”

Zach Wichter is a journey reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He is predicated in New York and you’ll attain him at zwichter@usatoday.com.