Airline |
Country |
Pax number (mln) |
Pax traffic (RPK mln) |
Fleet size |
|
| 1. | Southwest Airlines | USA |
88.2 |
125 604 |
550 |
| 2. | Ryanair | Ireland |
72.7 |
268 |
|
| 3. | EasyJet | UK |
49.7 |
174 |
|
| 4. | Air Berlin | Germany |
33.6 |
105 |
|
| 5. | Gol | Brazil |
32.1 |
31 367 |
97 |
| 6. | AirTran Airways | USA |
24.7 |
31 507 |
140 |
| 7. | JetBlue Airways | USA |
24.3 |
45 511 |
164 |
| 8. | Virgin Blue | Australia |
18.6 |
26 895 |
76 |
| 9. | Lion Airlines | Indonesia |
17.8 |
59 |
|
| 10. | AirAsia | Malaysia |
16.1 |
18 499 |
52 |
| 11. | WestJet Airlines | Canada |
15.2 |
25 127 |
95 |
| 12. | Norwegian | Norway |
13.0 |
13 774 |
57 |
| 13. | Jetstar Airways | Australia |
12.3 |
20 493 |
59 |
| 14. | Vueling Airlines | Spain |
11.0 |
9 932 |
38 |
| 15. | Thomson Airways | UK |
11.0 |
32 713 |
55 |
| 16. | Cebu Pacific Air | Philippines |
10.5 |
8 827 |
33 |
| 17. | Wizz Air | Hungary |
9.6 |
30 |
|
| 18. | Frontier Airlines | USA |
9.6 |
15 331 |
55 |
| 19. | Pegasus Airlines | Turkey |
8.6 |
29 |
|
| 20. | IndiGo | India |
8.5 |
9 588 |
39 |
| 21. | Germanwings | Germany |
7.7 |
6 966 |
30 |
| 22. | SpiceJet | India |
6.8 |
7 875 |
28 |
| 23. | Spirit Airlines | USA |
6.8 |
10 662 |
35 |
| 24. | Allegiant Air | USA |
5.6 |
8 387 |
52 |
| 25. | Spring Airlines | China |
5.4 |
21 |
|
| 26. | Anadolu Jet | Turkey |
5.3 |
3 629 |
22 |
| 27. | Transavia Airlines | Netherlands |
5.1 |
19 |
|
| 28. | Thai AirAsia | Thailand |
5.1 |
5 923 |
20 |
| 29. | Tiger Airways | Singapore |
4.9 |
6 768 |
14 |
| 30. | Air Arabia | UAE |
4.5 |
9 160 |
20 |
| 31. | Skymark Airlines | Japan |
4.4 |
4 500 |
18 |
| 32. | Volaris | Mexico |
4.2 |
26 |
|
| 33. | JetLite | India |
4.1 |
4 119 |
18 |
| 34. | Interjet | Mexico |
4.0 |
25 |
|
| 35. | Webjet | Brazil |
4.0 |
4 129 |
24 |
| 36. | Indonesia AirAsia | Indonesia |
3.9 |
5 190 |
21 |
| 37. | Virgin America | USA |
3.9 |
10 034 |
36 |
| 38. | Monarch Airlines (Scheduled) | UK |
3.7 |
8 011 |
|
| 39. | Azul | Brazil |
3.5 |
4 299 |
32 |
| 40. | Aires | Colombia |
3.4 |
1 831 |
24 |
| 41. | Niki | Austria |
3.4 |
4 015 |
21 |
| 42. | Jet2.com | UK |
3.4 |
6 219 |
36 |
| 43. | Nok Air | Thailand |
3.1 |
14 |
|
| 44. | GoAir | India |
3.1 |
2 943 |
13 |
| 45. | Wind Jet | Italy |
3.0 |
11 |
|
| 46. | Kulula.com | South Africa |
2.5 |
10 |
|
| 47. | Air India Express | India |
2.4 |
6 088 |
21 |
| 48. | Bmibaby | UK |
2.3 |
2 208 |
13 |
| 49. | Cimber Sterling | Denmark |
2.3 |
1 732 |
26 |
| 50. | Jetstar Asia Airways | Singapore |
2.3 |
3 227 |
12 |
| 51. | VivaAerobus | Mexico |
2.2 |
14 |
|
| 52. | Nas Air | Saudi Arabia |
2.0 |
14 |
|
| 53. | China United Airlines | China |
2.0 |
2 718 |
9 |
| 54. | Jeju Air | South Korea |
2.0 |
||
| 55. | Skynet Asia Airways | Japan |
2.0 |
||
| 56. | Jetstar Pacific | Vietnam |
2.0 |
2 013 |
7 |
| 57. | 1Time Airline | South Africa |
1.9 |
12 |
|
| 58. | Jin Air | South Korea |
1.6 |
6 |
|
| 59. | Mango | South Africa |
1.5 |
4 |
|
| 60. | Blue Air | Romania |
1.4 |
2 151 |
10 |
| 61. | Firefly | Malaysia |
1.4 |
13 |
|
| 62. | Sun Country Airlines | USA |
1.2 |
2 666 |
14 |
| 63. | Air Italy | Italy |
1.2 |
3 431 |
13 |
| 64. | Star Flyer | Japan |
1.2 |
5 |
|
| 65. | SkyExpress | Russia |
1.1 |
8 |
|
| 66. | Jazeera Airways | Kuwait |
1.1 |
1 577 |
6 |
| 67. | Jet4you | Morocco |
1.1 |
6 |
|
| 68. | Smart Wings | Czech Republic |
0.6 |
887 |
2 |
| 69. | Sverigeflyg | Sweden |
0.6 |
||
| 70. | Air India Regional | India |
0.4 |
336 |
Source: Airline Business, May 2011.