Rank |
Airline |
Country |
Pax number (thousands) |
1. | TUI Group | Europe |
25 547 |
2. | Thomas Cook Airlines | Europe |
10 950 |
3. | Air Berlin Group | Germany |
3 500 |
4. | Transavia Airlines | Netherlands |
3 300 |
5. | Air Transat | Canada |
3 150 |
6. | Monarch Airlines | UK |
2 630 |
7. | Transaero | Russia |
2 030 |
8. | SunExpress | Turkey |
1 600 |
9. | Travel Service Airlines | Czech Republic |
1 560 |
10. | Tunisair | Tunisia |
1 530 |
11. | Finnair | Finland |
1 310 |
12. | Eurofly | Italy |
1 300 |
13. | Air Mediterranee | France |
1 300 |
14. | Austrian Airlines | Austria |
1 260 |
15. | Lauda Air | Austria |
1 260 |
16. | Spanair | Spain |
1 080 |
17. | Iran Air | Iran |
1 070 |
18. | Air Europa | Spain |
1 030 |
19. | Iberworld Airlines | Spain |
1 030 |
20. | Saudi Arabian Airlines | Saudi Arabia |
1 000 |
21. | Omni Air International | USA |
960 |
22. | Pegasus Airlines | Turkey |
900 |
23. | Atlas Blue | Morocco | 900 |
24. | World Airways | USA |
890 |
25. | Blue Panorama Airlines | Italy |
850 |
26. | CSA Czech Airlines | Czech Republic |
840 |
27. | S7 Airlines | Russia |
800 |
28. | Neos | Italy |
790 |
29. | Turkish Airlines | Turkey |
770 |
30. | Novair | Sweden |
730 |
31. | Edelweiss Air | Switzerland |
690 |
32. | Magnicharters | Mexico |
650 |
33. | Ukraine International Airlines | Ukraine | 640 |
34. | SAS Denmark | Denmark |
560 |
35. | Asiana Airlines | South Korea | 520 |
36. | Aegean Airlines | Greece |
510 |
37. | AeroMexico | Mexico |
500 |
38. | Spring Airlines | China | 460 |
39. | North American Airlines | USA |
440 |
40. | Korean Air | South Korea |
430 |
41. | China Airlines | Taiwan |
430 |
42. | Swiss | Switzerland |
430 |
43. | Ural Airlines | Russia | 430 |
44. | Ryan International Airlines | USA |
400 |
45. | Allegiant Air | USA | 400 |
46. | SAS Norge | Norway |
400 |
47. | Air Malta | Malta |
370 |
48. | Miami Air International | USA |
370 |
49. | Egyptair | Egypt | 340 |
50. | LTE International Airways | Spain | 290 |
Source: Airline Business, October 2009.