Airline |
Country |
Pax number (mln) |
Pax traffic (RPK mln) |
Fleet size |
|
| 1. | Southwest Airlines | USA |
88.5 |
118 248 |
539 |
| 2. | Ryanair | Ireland |
57.6 |
61 983 |
182 |
| 3. | EasyJet | UK |
44.6 |
160 |
|
| 4. | Air Berlin | Germany |
28.6 |
44 610 |
92 |
| 5. | GOL | Brazil |
25.7 |
25 308 |
84 |
| 6. | AirTran Airways | USA |
24.6 |
30 500 |
136 |
| 7. | JetBlue Airways | USA |
21.9 |
41 948 |
146 |
| 8. | Virgin Blue | Australia |
16.7 |
18 764 |
68 |
| 9. | WestJet Airlines | Canada |
14.3 |
22 093 |
78 |
| 10. | Thomsonfly | UK |
12.2 |
33 640 |
44 |
| 11. | AirAsia | Malaysia |
11.8 |
13 485 |
45 |
| 12. | Frontier Airlines | USA |
10.6 |
15 828 |
52 |
| 13. | TUIfly | Germany |
10.6 |
18 309 |
43 |
| 14. | Hapag Lloyd Express | Germany |
10.5 |
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| 15. | Aer Lingus | Ireland |
10.4 |
16 655 |
44 |
| 16. | Jetstar | Australia |
9.2 |
15 701 |
40 |
| 17. | Germanwings | Germany |
7.6 |
6 811 |
26 |
| 18. | Norwegian | Norway |
7.5 |
7 296 |
43 |
| 19. | Lion Airlines | Indonesia |
7.5 |
34 |
|
| 20. | Spirit Airlines | USA |
6.9 |
10 618 |
28 |
| 21. | FlyBe | UK |
6.9 |
3 350 |
66 |
| 22. | Cebu Pacific Air | Philippines |
6.7 |
5 653 |
29 |
| 23. | Clickair | Spain |
6.3 |
22 |
|
| 24. | Transavia | Netherlands |
5.9 |
22 |
|
| 25. | Wizz Air | Hungary |
5.9 |
18 |
|
| 26. | Vueling Airlines | Spain |
5.9 |
5 883 |
17 |
| 27. | Onur Air | Turkey |
5.6 |
25 |
|
| 28. | IndiGo Airlines | India |
4.7 |
4 809 |
18 |
| 29. | SpiceJet | India |
4.5 |
4 667 |
19 |
| 30. | Pegasus Airlines | Turkey |
4.4 |
13 |
|
| 31. | Allegiant Air | USA |
4.3 |
6 216 |
44 |
| 32. | Bmibaby | UK |
4.1 |
3 658 |
19 |
| 33. | Sterling Airlines | Denmark |
3.9 |
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| 34. | Monarch Airlines (Scheduled) | UK |
3.8 |
7 351 |
|
| 35. | SkyEurope Airlines | Slovakia |
3.7 |
3 732 |
|
| 36. | Skymark Airlines | Japan |
3.7 |
3 650 |
10 |
| 37. | Air Arabia | UAE |
3.6 |
7 100 |
15 |
| 38. | Mandala Airlines | Indonesia |
3.5 |
11 |
|
| 39. | JetLite | India |
3.5 |
3 994 |
23 |
| 40. | Jet2.com | UK |
3.5 |
5 688 |
30 |
| 41. | LanExpress | Chile |
3.4 |
3 648 |
3 |
| 42. | Volaris | Mexico |
3.4 |
21 |
|
| 43. | Click Mexicana | Mexico |
3.3 |
26 |
|
| 44. | Interjet | Mexico |
3.0 |
15 |
|
| 45. | Spring Airlines | China |
2.9 |
3 540 |
11 |
| 46. | Wind Jet | Italy |
2.8 |
14 |
|
| 47. | Tiger Airways | Singapore |
2.7 |
10 |
|
| 48. | Virgin America | USA |
2.6 |
5 526 |
28 |
| 49. | Kulula.com | South Africa |
2.5 |
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| 50. | Air India Express | India |
2.2 |
5 367 |
22 |
| 51. | Niki | Austria |
2.1 |
8 |
|
| 52. | Nok Air | Thailand |
1.8 |
1 102 |
3 |
| 53. | FlyGlobespan.com | UK |
1.6 |
4 822 |
10 |
| 54. | Norwegian.se | Sweden |
1.6 |
1 778 |
|
| 55. | 1Time Airline | South Africa |
1.6 |
16 |
|
| 56. | Atlas Blue | Morocco |
1.6 |
3 167 |
11 |
| 57. | Sun Country Airlines | USA |
1.5 |
3 289 |
12 |
| 58. | Myair | Italy |
1.5 |
7 |
|
| 59. | Jetstar Pacific | Vietnam |
1.4 |
1 493 |
6 |
| 60. | VivaAerobus | Mexico |
1.4 |
7 |
|
| 61. | Jazeera Airways | Kuwait |
1.4 |
2 084 |
8 |
| 62. | GoAir | India |
1.4 |
1 226 |
7 |
| 63. | Skynet Asia Airways | Japan |
1.3 |
1 401 |
8 |
| 64. | Volareweb | Italy |
1.2 |
2 |
|
| 65. | China United Airlines | China |
1.1 |
6 |
|
| 66. | SkyExpress | Russia |
1.0 |
1 332 |
7 |
| 67. | Blue Air | Romania |
1.0 |
1 544 |
8 |
| 68. | Jeju Air | South Korea |
1.0 |
482 |
6 |
| 69. | Alma de Mexico | Mexico |
0.9 |
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| 70. | Jet4you | Morocco |
0.9 |
1 680 |
3 |
| 71. | Star Flyer | Japan |
0.7 |
606 |
4 |
| 72. | Iceland Express | Iceland |
0.5 |
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| 73. | Avolar | Mexico |
0.5 |
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| 74. | Smart Wings | Czech Republic |
0.2 |
437 |
1 |
| 75. | InterSky | Austria |
0.2 |
4 |
Source: Airline Business, May 2009