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