|
Rank
|
Airline
|
Country
|
Pax number (mln)
|
| 1. | Delta Air Lines |
USA
|
106.6
|
| 2. | American Airlines |
USA
|
98.1
|
| 3. | Southwest Airlines |
USA
|
83.8
|
| 4. | Air France - KLM |
France
|
73.5
|
| 5. | United Airlines |
USA
|
69.3
|
| 6. | Japan Airlines Corp |
Japan
|
57.5
|
| 7. | Northwest Airlines |
USA
|
54.8
|
| 8. | Lufthansa |
Germany
|
53.4
|
| 9. | All Nippon Airways |
Japan
|
51.0
|
| 10. | China Southern |
China
|
49.2
|
| 11. | Continental Airlines |
USA
|
48.8
|
| 12. | Ryanair |
Ireland
|
42.5
|
| 13. | US Airways |
USA
|
36.1
|
| 14. | China Eastern Airlines |
China
|
35.0
|
| 15. | Qantas |
Australia
|
34.1
|
| 16. | British Airways |
UK
|
33.1
|
| 17. | Air Canada |
Canada
|
32.0
|
| 18. | Air China |
China
|
31.5
|
| 19. | SkyWest Airlines |
USA
|
31.5
|
| 20. | easyJet |
UK
|
28.0
|
| 21. | Iberia |
Spain
|
27.8
|
| 22. | TAM Linhas Aereas |
Brazil
|
25.0
|
| 23. | Alitalia |
Italy
|
24.2
|
| 24. | Korean Air |
Korea
|
22.1
|
| 25. | America West Airlines |
USA
|
21.3
|
| 26. | AirTran Airways |
USA
|
20.1
|
| 27. | Air Berlin |
Germany
|
19.7
|
| 28. | American Eagle |
USA
|
18.8
|
| 29. | Thai Airways |
Thailand
|
18.6
|
| 30. | JetBlue Airways |
USA
|
18.6
|
| 31. | Singapore Airlines |
Singapore
|
18.3
|
| 32. | ExpressJet |
USA
|
18.2
|
| 33. | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
Saudi Arabia
|
17.8
|
| 34. | Emirates |
UAE
|
17.5
|
| 35. | Gol Transportes Aereos |
Brazil
|
17.4
|
| 36. | Alaska Airlines |
USA
|
17.2
|
| 37. | THY Turkish Airlines |
Turkey
|
16.9
|
| 38. | Cathay Pacific |
China
|
16.7
|
| 39. | Malaysia Airlines |
Malaysia
|
15.5
|
| 40. | Mesa Airlines |
USA
|
15.4
|
| 41. | Hainan Airlines |
China
|
14.4
|
| 42. | Virgin Blue |
Australia
|
14.3
|
| 43. | Asiana Airlines |
Korea
|
13.8
|
| 44. | Atlantic Southeast |
USA
|
12.4
|
| 45. | Air New Zealand |
New Zealand
|
11.9
|
| 46. | WestJet Airlines |
Canada
|
11.2
|
| 47. | Austrian Airlines |
Austria
|
10.8
|
| 48. | Jet Airways |
India
|
10.7
|
| 49. | Comair USA |
USA
|
10.6
|
| 50. | Swiss |
Switzerland
|
10.5
|
Source: Airline Business, August 2007