World's largest airlines
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There are several methods to measure the size of an airline, so several different lists of the world's largest airlines are available.
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[edit] Scheduled passengers carried
| Rank | Airline | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007[1] | 2006[2] | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delta Air Lines |
163,838,348 | 162,614,714 | 161,049,000 | 106,070,000 | 72,900,000 | 73,584,000 | 86,007,000 | [3] |
| 2 | United Airlines |
141,799,000 | 145,550,000 | 81,421,000 | 86,412,000 | 68,400,000 | 69,265,000 | 66,717,000 | [4] |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines1 |
135,274,464 | 130,948,747 | 101,339,000 | 101,921,000 | 101,911,000 | 96,277,000 | 88,380,000 | [5] |
| 4 |  Lufthansa2 |
106,335,000 | 90,173,000 | 76,543,000 | 70,543,000 | 66,100,000 | 53,400,000 | 51,300,000 | [6] |
| 5 | American Airlines |
106,013,737 | 105,163,576 | 85,719,000 | 92,772,000 | 98,162,000 | 99,835,000 | 98,038,000 | [7] |
| 6 |  China Southern Airlines |
80,674,800 | 76,500,000 | 66,280,000 | 57,961,000 | 56,900,000 | 48,512,000 | 43,228,000 | [8] |
| 7 |  Ryanair3 |
76,400,000 | 73,553,580 | 66,503,999 | 58,565,663 | 50,931,723 | 42,509,112 | 34,768,813 | [9] |
| 8 |   Air France-KLM |
75,780,000 | 70,750,000 | 71,394,000 | 73,844,000 | 74,795,000 | 73,484,000 | 70,015,000 | [10] |
| 9 | China Eastern Airlines |
- | 64,877,800 | 44,042,990 | 37,231,480 | 39,161,400 | 35,039,700 | 24,290,500 | [11] |
| 10 | US Airways |
60,854,368 | 59,809,367 | 58,921,521 | 62,659,842 | 66,056,374 | 66,102,774 | 71,580,012 | [12] |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association and individual companies' published figures
- ^1 includes AirTran Airways
- ^2 includes Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, bmi and Germanwings from 1 January 2012.
- ^3 Ryanair number based on actual tickets sold
[edit] By scheduled passenger-kilometers
[edit] Scheduled passenger-kilometer flown
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| Rank | Airline | 2009 (millions)[13] |
2008 (millions) |
2007 (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Airlines |
196,939 | 242,987 | 231,330 |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines1 |
161,904 | 199,895 | 178,952 |
| 3 | United Airlines2 |
161,436 | 204,706 | 197,684 |
| 4 | Air France |
126,415 | 129,433 | 123,458 |
| 5 | Continental Airlines |
125,048 | 149,845 | 137,712 |
| 6 | Lufthansa3 |
123,083 | 126,267 | 122,672 |
| 7 |  Emirates |
118,284 | 100,672 | 90,530 |
| 8 |  British Airways |
111,995 | 114,608 | 113,275 |
| 9 | Northwest Airlines |
100,152 | 126,212 | 116,845 |
| 10 |  Qantas |
97,488 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- ^1 Delta became the world's largest carrier once the Delta-Northwest merger was complete and will become the second-largest after the United-Continental merger
- ^2 United will become the world's largest carrier once operations are combined with Continental Airlines
- ^3 Excludes figures for Swiss International Air Lines and Germanwings
[edit] Scheduled international passenger-kilometers flown
| Rank | Airline | 2010 (millions) | 2009[13] (millions) |
2008 (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emirates |
143,660 | 118,284 | 100,672 |
| 2 | Lufthansa1 |
124,614 | 118,264 | |
| 3 | Delta Air Lines |
119,055 | 70,725 | |
| 4 | Air France2 |
115,837 | 116,711 | |
| 5 | British Airways |
103,095 | 109,402 | 113,075 |
| 6 |  Cathay Pacific4 |
87,332 | 81,086 | 83,542 |
| 7 |  Singapore Airlines3 |
84,911 | 81,552 | 93,626 |
| 8 | Ryanair |
81,890 | ||
| 9 | American Airlines |
80,531 | 76,301 | 80,809 |
| 10 | KLM |
73,472 | 71,972 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- ^1 Excludes figures for Swiss International Air Lines and Germanwings
- ^2 Excludes figures for KLM
- ^3 Excludes figures for SilkAir
- ^4 Excludes figures for Dragonair
- Ryanair claims themselves[14] to be the largest international carrier by number of passengers, but no figure on passenger-kilometers has been published here.
[edit] Scheduled domestic passenger-kilometers flown
| Rank | Airline | 2009 (millions)[13] |
2008 (millions)[13] |
2007 (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Airlines |
120,638 | 131,178 | 141,437 |
| 2 | United Airlines |
93,362 | 102,779 | 114,224 |
| 3 | Delta Air Lines |
91,179 | 97,923 | 103,008 |
| 4 | China Southern Airlines1 |
81,850 | 71,584 | 69,367 |
| 5 | US Airways |
71,266 | 77,054 | 52,018 |
| 6 | Continental Airlines |
66,409 | 69,814 | 74,126 |
| 7 | Northwest Airlines |
55,589 | 58,501 | 63,872 |
| 8 | Air China |
46,159 | 38,761 | |
| 9 | China Eastern Airlines |
43,922 | ||
| 10 | Qantas |
35,784 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- ^1 Includes figures for flights to Hong Kong from the rest of the People's Republic of China.
[edit] By scheduled freight
[edit] Scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown
| Rank | Airline | 2010 (millions) |
2009 (millions) |
2008 (millions)[15] |
2007 (millions)[15] |
2006 (millions) |
2005 (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FedEx Express |
TBA | 13,756 | 26,122 | 19,710 | 16,145 | 12,408 |
| 2 | Cathay Pacific Cargo |
10,200 | 7,722 | 8,245 | 8,225 | 6,914 | 6,458 |
| 3 | UPS Airlines |
TBA | 9,189 | 16,977 | 13,968 | 9,941 | 9,075 |
| 4 |  Korean Air Cargo |
9,700 | 8,284 | 8,890 | 9,568 | 8,764 | 8,072 |
| 5 | Lufthansa Cargo1 |
8,905 | 6,668 | 8,206 | 8,348 | 8,091 | 7,680 |
| 6 | Singapore Airlines Cargo2 |
6,455 | 7,486 | 7,945 | 7,991 | 7,603 | |
| 7 | Emirates SkyCargo |
6,369 | 5,313 | 5,497 | |||
| 8 |  China Airlines |
4,903 | 5,261 | 6,301 | 6,099 | 6,037 | |
| 9 | Air France Cargo3 |
4,675 | 4,675 | 6,820 | 6,126 | 5,868 | |
| 10 |  Cargolux |
4,652 | 6,334 | 5,482 | 5,237 | 5,149 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- ^1 Includes figures for Lufthansa
- ^2 Includes figures for Singapore Airlines
- ^3 Excludes figures for KLM
[edit] Scheduled international freight tonne-kilometres flown
| Rank | Airline | 2010 (millions) |
2009 (millions) |
2008 (millions)[15] |
2007 (millions) |
2006 (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathay Pacific1 |
9,587 | 7,722 | 8,245 | 8,225 | 6,914 |
| 2 | Korean Air Cargo |
9,487 | 8,225 | 8,822 | 9,498 | 8,680 |
| 3 | Emirates SkyCargo |
7,913 | 6,369 | 6,013 | 5,497 | 5,027 |
| 4 | Lufthansa Cargo2 |
7,422 | 6,660 | 8,194 | 8,336 | 8,077 |
| 5 | FedEx Express |
7,421 | 5,808 | 6,582 | 6,470 | 6,136 |
| 6 | Singapore Airlines Cargo3 |
7,001 | 6,455 | 7,486 | 7,945 | 7,991 |
| 7 | China Airlines |
6,410 | 4,903 | 5,261 | 6,301 | 6,099 |
| 8 | UPS Airlines |
5,215 | 4,495 | 5,289 | 5,077 | |
| 9 | Eva Air |
5,166 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Cargolux |
4,901 | 4,652 | 5,334 | 5,482 | 5,237 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- ^1 Includes figures for flights between Hong Kong and the rest of the People's Republic of China
- ^2 Includes figures for Lufthansa
- ^3 Includes figures for Singapore Airlines
- ^4 Excludes figures for KLM
[edit] Scheduled Total (International + domestic) freight tonne-kilometres flown
| Rank | Airline | 2010 (millions) |
2009 (millions)[15] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FedEx Express |
15,743 | |
| 2 | UPS Airlines |
10,194 | |
| 3 | Cathay Pacific1 |
9,587 | |
| 4 | Korean Air1 |
9,542 | |
| 5 | Emirates1 |
7,913 | |
| 6 | Lufthansa1 |
7,423 | |
| 7 | Singapore Airlines Cargo1 |
7,001 | |
| 8 | China Airlines |
6,410 | |
| 9 | Cargolux |
5,166 | |
| 10 | EVA Air |
4,901 |
- Notes
- Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
- ^1 Excludes figures for flights to Hong Kong and Macau from the rest of the People's Republic of China.
[edit] By fleet size
[edit] Passenger airlines
Updated as of March 11, 2011
| Rank | Airline | Fleet size | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines |
744 | 121 | Mar 11 2011 [16] |
| 2 | SkyWest, Inc.3 |
727 | 74 | Oct 11 2011 [17] |
| 3 | United Airlines1 |
712 | 116 | Mar 11 2011 [18] |
| 4 | Lufthansa Group |
710 | 155 | Mar 11 2011 [19] |
| 5 | Southwest Airlines2 |
703 | 142 | Nov 28 2011 [20] |
| 6 | American Airlines |
624 | 14 | Jul 20 2011 [21] |
| 7 | Air France-KLM |
616 | 80 | Sept 12 2011 [22] |
| 8 |  International Airlines (British Airways + Iberia) |
487 | 134 | Apr 2011 [23] |
| 9 | China Southern Airlines |
345 | 35 | Mar 11 2011 [24] |
| 10 | US Airways |
341 | 133 | Mar 11 2011 [25] |
- Notes
- ^1 Includes Continental Airlines
- ^2 Includes AirTran Airways
- ^3 Includes Express Jet Airlines
[edit] Cargo airlines
Updated as of November 10, 2010
| Rank | Airline | Fleet size | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FedEx Express |
697 [26] | 48 orders | |
| 2 | UPS Airlines |
214 [27] | 19 orders | |
| 3 | DHL Aviation |
75 | 13 orders | |
| 4 |  TNT Airways |
50 | 2 orders | |
| 5 | Korean Air Cargo |
24 | 12 orders | |
| 6 | Cathay Pacific Cargo |
24 | 10 orders | |
| 7 | China Airlines Cargo |
19 | 0 orders | |
| 8 | Lufthansa Cargo |
18 | 5 orders | |
| 9 | EVA Air Cargo |
18 | 0 orders | |
| 10 | Cargolux |
16 | 11 orders |
[edit] By number of destinations
[edit] Current number of destinations
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This list comprises the airlines with over 100 destinations. These destinations include subsidiaries airlines of each company, but exclude codeshare agreements.
| Rank | Airline | Country | Destinations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Airlines | United States |
371 [28] |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | United States |
356 [29] |
| 3 | International Airlines Group | Spain, United Kingdom |
289 |
| 4 | Air France-KLM | France, Netherlands |
254 [30] |
| 5 | American Airlines | United States |
250 |
| 6 | Lufthansa | Germany |
221 |
| 7 | Turkish Airlines |  Turkey |
190 [31] |
| 8 | Air China | China |
185 |
| 9 | Qantas | Australia |
182[32] |
| 10 | Air Canada |  Canada |
178[33] |
| 11 | Ryanair | Ireland |
165 |
| 12 | SkyWest Airlines | United States |
163 |
| 13 | American Eagle Airlines | United States |
160 |
| 14 | Air Berlin | Germany |
154 |
| 15 | US Airways | United States |
141 |
| 16 | China Eastern Airlines | China |
140 |
| 17 | KLM | Netherlands |
125 |
| 18 | EasyJet | United Kingdom |
123 |
| 19 | China Southern Airlines | China |
121 |
| 20 | Austrian Airlines |  Austria |
117 |
| 21 | SAS |    Denmark, Norway, Sweden |
116 |
| 22 | Korean Air | South Korea |
116 |
| 23 | Norwegian Air Shuttle | Norway |
115 |
| 24 | Emirates Airline | United Arab Emirates |
111 |
| 25 | Southwest Airlines1 | United States |
110 |
| 26 | Avianca |  Colombia |
109 |
| 27 | Japan Airlines |  Japan |
103 |
| 28 | Asiana Airlines | Korea |
100 |
- Notes
- ^1 Includes AirTran Airways
[edit] By region
[edit] Scheduled passengers carried
| Continent/ region |
Airline | Passengers carried | Full list |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa |  EgyptAir |
8,400,000 (2009)[34] | List of largest airlines in Africa |
| Asia | China Southern Airlines |
76,455,100 (2010)[35] | List of largest airlines in Asia |
| Europe | Lufthansa |
90,173,000 (2010)[36] | List of largest airlines in Europe |
| North America | Delta Air Lines |
162,614,714 (2010) | List of largest airlines in North America |
| Oceania | Qantas Group |
43,336,000 (2010)[37] | List of largest airlines in Oceania |
| South America |  TAM Airlines (TAM Linhas Aéreas) |
34,553,000 (2010)[38] | List of largest airlines in South America |
[edit] See also
- Flag carrier
- List of the busiest airports in Africa by passenger traffic
- List of the busiest airports in Asia by passenger traffic
- List of the busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic
- Busiest airports in the Republic of Ireland by total passenger traffic
- List of busiest airports in Latin America by passenger traffic
- List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
- List of airline holding companies
- World's busiest airport
- World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
- World's busiest airports by traffic movements
- World's busiest passenger air routes
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