Rank |
Airline |
Country |
Pax number (mln) |
Pax traffic (RPK mln) |
Fleet size |
| 1. | Southwest Airlines | USA |
88.7 |
116 361 |
523 |
| 2. | Ryanair | Ireland |
48.4 |
153 |
|
| 3. | EasyJet | UK |
38.2 |
125 |
|
| 4. | Air Berlin | Germany |
27.9 |
83 |
|
| 5. | AirTran Airways | USA |
23.8 |
27 832 |
137 |
| 6. | GOL | Brazil |
22.4 |
19 966 |
78 |
| 7. | JetBlue Airways | USA |
21.4 |
41 411 |
137 |
| 8. | Virgin Blue | Australia |
15.6 |
17 959 |
54 |
| 9. | WestJet Airlines | Canada |
13.0 |
18 888 |
72 |
| 10. | Frontier Airlines | USA |
10.4 |
15 806 |
60 |
| 11. | Lion Airlines | Indonesia |
10.0 |
29 |
|
| 12. | Ted | USA |
10.0 |
47 |
|
| 13. | AirAsia | Malaysia |
9.7 |
43 |
|
| 14. | Aer Lingus | Ireland |
9.3 |
14 807 |
43 |
| 15. | Jetstar | Australia |
8.4 |
13 663 |
32 |
| 16. | Germanwings | Germany |
7.9 |
7 075 |
26 |
| 17. | Air Deccan | India |
7.3 |
41 |
|
| 18. | Spirit Airlines | USA |
6.9 |
11 032 |
36 |
| 19. | Norwegian | Norway |
6.4 |
5 586 |
27 |
| 20. | Vueling Airlines | Spain |
6.2 |
5 501 |
23 |
| 21. | FlyBe | UK |
6.1 |
3 040 |
76 |
| 22. | Adam Air | Indonesia |
6.0 |
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| 23. | Cebu Pacific Air | Philippines |
5.4 |
4 603 |
16 |
| 24. | Transavia | Netherlands |
5.4 |
25 |
|
| 25. | TUIfly | Germany |
5.0 |
45 |
|
| 26. | Onur Air | Turkey |
4.9 |
8 264 |
26 |
| 27. | Clickair | Spain |
4.6 |
4 709 |
26 |
| 28. | Sterling Airlines | Denmark |
4.3 |
25 |
|
| 29. | Bmibaby | UK |
4.3 |
3 642 |
20 |
| 30. | WIZZ Air | Hungary |
4.2 |
14 |
|
| 31. | Thai Air Asia | Thailand |
4.2 |
17 |
|
| 32. | Pegasus Airlines | Turkey |
4.1 |
15 |
|
| 33. | Jet2.com | UK |
3.9 |
5 665 |
30 |
| 34. | SpiceJet | India |
3.8 |
3 929 |
18 |
| 35. | Skymark Airlines | Japan |
3.6 |
10 |
|
| 36. | Monarch Airlines (Scheduled) | UK |
3.6 |
6 690 |
|
| 37. | SkyEurope Airlines | Slovakia |
3.6 |
14 |
|
| 38. | JetLite | India |
3.3 |
23 |
|
| 39. | Allegiant Air | USA |
3.3 |
5 054 |
36 |
| 40. | IndiGo Airlines | India |
3.3 |
3 242 |
16 |
| 41. | Mandala Airlines | Indonesia |
3.0 |
9 |
|
| 42. | Nok Air | Thailand |
3.0 |
12 |
|
| 43. | LanExpress | Chile |
2.8 |
3 077 |
7 |
| 44. | Air Arabia | UAE |
2.7 |
5 025 |
10 |
| 45. | ATA Airlines | USA |
2.7 |
7 391 |
|
| 46. | Wind Jet | Italy |
2.5 |
12 |
|
| 47. | Spring Airlines | China |
2.4 |
8 |
|
| 48. | Click Mexicana | Mexico |
2.2 |
1 612 |
18 |
| 49. | Volaris | Mexico |
2.2 |
14 |
|
| 50. | FlyGlobespan.com | UK |
2.1 |
6 193 |
14 |
| 51. | Thomsonfly | UK |
2.0 |
3 202 |
43 |
| 52. | Kulula.com | South Africa |
2.0 |
7 |
|
| 53. | Indonesia AirAsia | Indonesia |
2.0 |
11 |
|
| 54. | Interjet | Mexico |
1.9 |
11 |
|
| 55. | Tiger Airways | Singapore |
1.8 |
8 |
|
| 56. | GoAir | India |
1.8 |
1 569 |
6 |
| 57. | Niki | Austria |
1.7 |
7 |
|
| 58. | Sun Country Airlines | USA |
1.6 |
3 593 |
15 |
| 59. | Mango | South Africa |
1.6 |
4 |
|
| 60. | Myair | Italy |
1.5 |
10 |
|
| 61. | Skynet Asia Airways | Japan |
1.4 |
1 498 |
7 |
| 62. | 1Time Airline | South Africa |
1.4 |
13 |
|
| 63. | FlyNordic | Sweden |
1.3 |
7 |
|
| 64. | One-Two-GO | Thailand |
1.3 |
16 |
|
| 65. | VivaAerobus | Mexico |
1.3 |
5 |
|
| 66. | Jetstar Asia/ Valuair | Singapore |
1.3 |
7 |
|
| 67. | Lucky Air | China |
1.3 |
5 |
|
| 68. | Air India Express | India |
1.2 |
19 |
|
| 69. | Jazeera Airways | Kuwait |
1.2 |
6 |
|
| 70. | Zoom Airlines | Canada |
1.2 |
4 |
|
| 71. | China United Airlines | China |
1.1 |
8 |
|
| 72. | Volareweb | Italy |
1.1 |
5 |
|
| 73. | Blue Wings | Germany |
1.0 |
7 |
|
| 74. | Jetstar Pacific | Vietnam |
1.0 |
5 |
|
| 75. | Centralwings | Poland |
1.0 |
9 |
|
| 76. | Avolar | Mexico |
1.0 |
1 806 |
10 |
| 77. | Alma de Mexico | Mexico |
0.9 |
597 |
18 |
| 78. | Blue Air | Romania |
0.9 |
1 417 |
5 |
| 79. | Star Flyer | Japan |
0.8 |
748 |
4 |
| 80. | Atlas Blue | Morocco |
0.8 |
1 477 |
9 |
Source: Airline Business, May 2008