Of the 20 most-hated companies in America, a full 10% are airlines that tens of thousands of passengers fly every day. The distinction goes to United Airlines and Spirit Airlines, which made the list of the most-disliked companies in the country.According to a recent report by 24/7 Wall St., the 20 most-hated companies in America range in industries from social media giants to publishers, and yes, airlines. The report looked at a range of information, from major news events to customer survey results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index, employee reviews on Glassdoor and its own customer satisfaction survey.Here’s the full list, with No. 1 being the most disliked [bold added for emphasis]:20. The Weinstein Company19. United Airlines18. Facebook17. CenturyLink16. Monsanto15. Comcast14. Uber13. Sears Holdings12. The Trump Organization11. Wells Fargo10. Cigna9. Spirit Airlines8. Vice Media7. Sprint6. Foxconn Technology Group5. Electronic Arts4. University of Phoenix3. NFL2. Fox Entertainment Group1. EquifaxThe report attributed United’s unfavorable ranking to the Bumpgate incident in 2017. As for Spirit, which was ranked as being even more disliked, the report attributed that to its low-cost fare model, which generally makes for poor customer service.The other member of the list in the travel / transportation industry is Uber, the ride-hailing giant. After a number of bad news stories came to light in 2017, the company’s co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick stepped down, Uber has struggled to regain its image.Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Credit rating agency Equifax was the most-hated company in America — a not-unexpected consequence of the massive hack in 2017 that resulted in extremely sensitive data being compromised for 143 million Americans.
