Rank |
Airline |
Country |
Pax traffic RPK (mln) |
Pax number (mln) |
Fleet size |
| 1. | American Airlines | USA |
222,719 |
98,2 |
654 |
| 2. | Air France - KLM | France |
207,227 |
74,8 |
367 |
| 3. | Delta Airlines | USA |
196,403 |
109,2 |
446 |
| 4. | United Airlines | USA |
188,857 |
68,4 |
400 |
| 5. | Continental Airlines | USA |
135,655 |
51,0 |
373 |
| 6. | Lufthansa | Germany |
117,656 |
56,4 |
254 |
| 7. | Northwest Airlines | USA |
117,335 |
53,7 |
339 |
| 8. | Southwest Airlines | USA |
116,361 |
88,7 |
530 |
| 9. | British Airways | UK |
112,946 |
33,1 |
236 |
| 10. | US Airways | USA |
98,571 |
57,9 |
360 |
| 11. | Qantas | Australia |
97,622 |
36,4 |
127 |
| 12. | Emirates | UAE |
94,346 |
21,2 |
109 |
| 13. | Singapore Airlines | Singapore |
91,485 |
19,1 |
100 |
| 14. | Japan Airlines | Japan |
85,888 |
47,2 |
199 |
| 15. | Cathay Pacific | China |
81,801 |
23,3 |
115 |
| 16. | China Southern | China |
81,172 |
56,9 |
290 |
| 17. | Air Canada | Canada |
74,601 |
33,0 |
206 |
| 18. | Air China | China |
66,986 |
34,8 |
200 |
| 19. | All Nippon Airways | Japan |
61,224 |
50,4 |
149 |
| 20. | Thai Airways | Thailand |
60,305 |
19,6 |
83 |
| 21. | China Eastern | China |
57,180 |
39,2 |
220 |
| 22. | Korean Air | South Korea |
55,354 |
22,8 |
129 |
| 23. | Iberia | Spain |
54,229 |
26,9 |
136 |
| 24. | Ryanair | Ireland |
50,859 |
50,9 |
164 |
| 25. | Air Berlin | Germany |
46,070 |
28,2 |
82 |
| 26. | JetBlue Airways | USA |
41,411 |
21,4 |
139 |
| 27. | Virgin Atlantic | UK |
40,546 |
5,6 |
38 |
| 28. | Malaysia Airlines | Malaysia |
40,096 |
14,0 |
83 |
| 29. | Alitalia | Italy |
38,832 |
24,6 |
148 |
| 30. | easyJet | UK |
36,976 |
37,2 |
146 |
| 31. | China Airlines | China |
33,793 |
10,3 |
67 |
| 32. | TAM Linhas Aereas | Brazil |
33,500 |
27,9 |
107 |
| 33. | Qatar Airways | Qatar |
32,438 |
8,9 |
61 |
| 34. | Saudi Arabian Airlines | Saudi Arabia |
30,604 |
18,2 |
96 |
| 35. | Alaska Airlines | USA |
29,688 |
17,6 |
115 |
| 36. | THY Turkish Airlines | Turkey |
28,969 |
19,0 |
100 |
| 37. | SkyWest Airlines | USA |
28,789 |
34,4 |
269 |
| 38. | AirTran Airways | USA |
27,832 |
23,8 |
141 |
| 39. | Air New Zealand | New Zealand |
26,874 |
12,5 |
49 |
| 40. | Swiss | Switzerland |
25,852 |
12,7 |
58 |
| 41. | Aeroflot | Russia |
24,675 |
8,2 |
87 |
| 42. | South African Airways | South Africa |
24,349 |
7,4 |
49 |
| 43. | EVA Air | Taiwan |
24,226 |
6,2 |
46 |
| 44. | LAN Airlines | Chile |
24,001 |
11,1 |
51 |
| 45. | Asiana Airlines | South Korea |
23,482 |
13,9 |
68 |
| 46. | Thomsonfly | UK |
23,148 |
9,4 |
46 |
| 47. | Condor | Germany |
22,675 |
7,3 |
22 |
| 48. | Hainan Airlines | China |
21,691 |
15,0 |
35 |
| 49. | Finnair | Finland |
20,304 |
8,7 |
63 |
| 50. | Austrian Airlines | Austria |
20,050 |
10,8 |
26 |
| 51. | GOL | Brazil |
19,966 |
22,4 |
77 |
| 52. | TAP Portugal | Portugal |
19,224 |
7,8 |
54 |
| 53. | WestJet | Canada |
18,888 |
13,0 |
74 |
| 54. | Air India | India |
18,710 |
4,1 |
120 |
| 55. | TUIfly | Germany |
18,080 |
9,8 |
45 |
| 56. | Etihad Airways | UAE |
17,733 |
4,6 |
34 |
| 57. | Virgin Blue | Australia |
17,563 |
15,3 |
59 |
| 58. | Philippine Airlines | Philippines |
17,276 |
7,5 |
37 |
| 59. | El Al | Israel |
17,068 |
3,7 |
36 |
| 60. | Jet Airways | India |
16,914 |
11,4 |
81 |
| 61. | First Choice Airways | UK |
16,763 |
5,6 |
30 |
| 62. | Garuda Indonesia | Indonesia |
16,283 |
9,9 |
50 |
| 63. | ExpressJet | USA |
16,204 |
17,4 |
273 |
| 64. | Frontier Airlines | USA |
15,806 |
10,4 |
60 |
| 65. | Aeromexico | Mexico |
15,650 |
8,4 |
62 |
| 66. | Thomas Cook (UK) | UK |
15,492 |
5,0 |
42 |
| 67. | Blue Panorama Airlines | Italy |
15,138 |
1,3 |
8 |
| 68. | Monarch Airlines | UK |
14,825 |
6,1 |
32 |
| 69. | Aer Lingus | Ireland |
14,807 |
9,3 |
41 |
| 70. | Mexicana | Mexico |
14,498 |
8,4 |
64 |
| 71. | Air Europa | Spain |
14,408 |
8,5 |
39 |
| 72. | Egyptair | Egypt |
14,092 |
6,8 |
43 |
| 73. | Gulf Air | Bahrain |
14,007 |
5,9 |
27 |
| 74. | S7 Airlines | Russia |
13,900 |
5,7 |
53 |
| 75. | Pakistan Int. Airlines | Pakistan |
13,681 |
5,4 |
35 |
| 76. | American Eagle | USA |
13,422 |
18,5 |
259 |
| 77. | Shenzhen Airlines | China |
13,346 |
9,5 |
62 |
| 78. | Indian Airlines | India |
13,045 |
9,6 |
|
| 79. | Vietnam Airlines | Vietnam |
12,930 |
7,3 |
48 |
| 80. | Hawaiian Airlines | USA |
12,759 |
7,1 |
27 |
| 81. | Air Transat | Canada |
12,632 |
2,9 |
17 |
| 82. | MyTravel Airways | UK |
12,425 |
3,6 |
|
| 83. | Spanair | Spain |
12,244 |
11,3 |
56 |
| 84. | Transaero | Russia |
11,761 |
3,2 |
38 |
| 85. | Shanghai Airlines | China |
11,640 |
8,7 |
49 |
| 86. | Corsairfly | France |
11,533 |
1,6 |
8 |
| 87. | Spirit Airlines | USA |
11,023 |
7,0 |
35 |
| 88. | Xiamen Airlines | China |
10,974 |
9,2 |
46 |
| 89. | Mesa Airlines | USA |
10,944 |
16,1 |
127 |
| 90. | XL Airways UK | UK |
10,887 |
3,0 |
13 |
| 91. | JetStar | Australia |
10,697 |
7,6 |
35 |
| 92. | Aerolineas Argentinas | Argentina |
10,503 |
3,1 |
47 |
| 93. | Transavia | Netherlands |
10,468 |
5,4 |
30 |
| 94. | Iran Air | Iran |
10,197 |
9,3 |
38 |
| 95. | Atlantic Southeast | USA |
9,949 |
12,0 |
170 |
| 96. | AirAsia | Malaysia |
9,863 |
8,7 |
42 |
| 97. | SriLankan Airlines | Sri Lanka |
9,793 |
3,2 |
14 |
| 98. | SAS International | Sweden |
9,634 |
1,3 |
|
| 99. | Royal Air Maroc | Morocco |
9,400 |
4,7 |
36 |
| 100. | Avianca | Colombia |
8,672 |
6,3 |
41 |
Source: Airline Business, August 2008
