Airline ranking by passenger number 2007
Rank |
Airline |
Country |
Pax number (mln) |
| 1. |
Delta Air Lines |
USA |
109.2 |
| 2. |
American Airlines |
USA |
98.2 |
| 3. |
Southwest Airlines |
USA |
88.7 |
| 4. |
Air France - KLM |
France |
74.8 |
| 5. |
United Airlines |
USA |
68.4 |
| 6. |
US Airways |
USA |
57.9 |
| 7. |
China Southern Airlines |
China |
56.9 |
| 8. |
Lufthansa |
Germany |
56.4 |
| 9. |
Northwest Airlines |
USA |
53.7 |
| 10. |
Continental Airlines |
USA |
51.0 |
| 11. |
Ryanair |
Ireland |
50.9 |
| 12. |
All Nippon Airways |
Japan |
50.4 |
| 13. |
Japan Airlines |
Japan |
47.2 |
| 14. |
China Eastern Airlines |
China |
39.2 |
| 15. |
easyJet |
UK |
37.2 |
| 16. |
Qantas |
Australia |
36.4 |
| 17. |
Air China |
China |
34.8 |
| 18. |
SkyWest Airlines |
USA |
34.4 |
| 19. |
British Airways |
UK |
33.1 |
| 20. |
Air Canada |
Canada |
33.0 |
| 21. |
Air Berlin |
Germany |
28.2 |
| 22. |
TAM Linhas Aereas |
Brazil |
27.9 |
| 23. |
Iberia |
Spain |
26.9 |
| 24. |
Alitalia |
Italy |
24.6 |
| 25. |
AirTran Airways |
USA |
23.8 |
| 26. |
Cathay Pacific |
China |
23.3 |
| 27. |
Korean Air |
South Korea |
22.8 |
| 28. |
GOL Transportes Aereos |
Brazil |
22.4 |
| 29. |
JetBlue Airways |
USA |
21.4 |
| 30. |
Emirates |
UAE |
21.2 |
| 31. |
Thai Airways |
Thailand |
19.6 |
| 32. |
Singapore Airlines |
Singapore |
19.1 |
| 33. |
THY Turkish Airlines |
Turkey |
19.0 |
| 34. |
American Eagle Airlines |
USA |
18.5 |
| 35. |
Saudi Arabian Airlines |
Saudi Arabia |
18.2 |
| 36. |
Alaska Airlines |
USA |
17.6 |
| 37. |
ExpressJet |
USA |
17.4 |
| 38. |
Mesa Airlines |
USA |
16.1 |
| 39. |
Virgin Blue |
Australia |
15.3 |
| 40. |
Hainan Airlines |
China |
15.0 |
| 41. |
Malaysia Airlines |
Malaysia |
14.0 |
| 42. |
Asiana Airlines |
South Korea |
13.9 |
| 43. |
WestJet Airlines |
Canada |
13.0 |
| 44. |
Swiss |
Switzerland |
12.7 |
| 45. |
Air New Zealand |
New Zealand |
12.5 |
| 46. |
Atlantic Southeast Airlines |
USA |
12.0 |
| 47. |
Pinnacle Airlines |
USA |
11.5 |
| 48. |
Jet Airways |
India |
11.4 |
| 49. |
Spanair |
Spain |
11.3 |
| 50. |
LAN Airlines |
Chile |
11.1 |
Source: Airline Business, August 2008
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