|
Rank
|
Airline
|
Country
|
Pax traffic RPK (mln)
|
Pax number (mln) |
Fleet size
|
| 1. | Delta Air Lines |
USA
|
326 642
|
171.4
|
796
|
| 2. | United Airlines |
USA
|
344 495
|
91.5
|
707
|
| 3. | Emirates |
UAE
|
235 740
|
49.3
|
234
|
| 4. | American Airlines |
USA
|
208 108
|
88.0
|
964
|
| 5. | Southwest Airlines |
USA
|
173 829
|
135.8
|
670
|
| 6. | Lufthansa |
Germany
|
156 826
|
77.5
|
276
|
| 7. | British Airways |
UK
|
138 431
|
41.5
|
262
|
| 8. | China Southern Airlines |
China
|
135 637
|
77.9
| 491 |
| 9. | Air France |
France
|
134 000
|
47.0
|
231
|
| 10. | China Eastern Airlines |
China
|
127 637
|
83.9
|
289
|
| 11. | Ryanair |
Ireland
|
120 000
|
90.5
|
323
|
| 12. | Air China |
China
|
112 495
|
54.6
|
333
|
| 13. | Turkish Airlines |
Turkey
|
106 787
|
57.7
|
247
|
| 14. | US Airways |
USA
|
106 679
|
57.6
|
|
| 15. | Cathay Pacific |
Hong Kong
|
100 048
|
22.3
|
143
|
| 16. | Air Canada |
Canada
|
99 140
|
38.5
|
167
|
| 17. | Qatar Airways |
Qatar
|
95 977
|
22.3
|
161
|
| 18. | Singapore Airlines |
Singapore
|
94 209
|
18.7
|
105
|
| 19. | KLM |
Netherlands
|
91 477
|
27.7
|
112
|
| 20. | All Nippon Airways |
Japan
|
74 221
|
50.4
|
190
|
| 21. | EasyJet |
UK
|
72 933
|
64.8
|
216
|
| 22. | Qantas |
Australia
|
71 270
|
22.1
|
118
|
| 23. | Etihad Airways |
UAE
|
68 600
|
14.8
|
112
|
| 24. | Korean Air |
South Korea
|
67 948
|
23.5
|
162
|
| 25. | Aeroflot |
Russia
|
67 122
|
23.6
|
160
|
| 26. | JetBlue Airways |
USA
|
60 842
|
32.1
|
208
|
| 27. | TAM Linhas Aereas |
Brazil
|
60 247
|
37.9
|
162
|
| 28. | Thai Airways |
Thailand
|
56 377
| 17.8 |
80
|
| 29. | Japan Airlines |
Japan
|
52 890
|
28.2
|
157
|
| 30. | Saudia |
Saudi Arabia
|
51 782
|
27.4
|
161
|
| 31. | Air Berlin |
Germany
|
49 270
|
31.7
|
98
|
| 32. | LAN Airlines |
Chilie
|
48 250
|
30.0
|
82
|
| 33. | Transaero |
Russia
|
47 066
|
13.2
|
98
|
| 34. | Malaysia Airlines |
Malaysia
|
46 375
|
17.0
|
97
|
| 35. | Hainan Airlines |
China
|
45 072
|
25.4
|
139
|
| 36. | Alaska Airlines |
USA
|
44 695
|
21.0
|
139
|
| 37. | Iberia |
Spain
|
42 686
|
10.7
|
75
|
| 38. | Shenzhen Airlines |
China
|
38 668
|
26.3
|
155
|
| 39. | GOL |
Brazil
|
38 085
|
40.1
|
129
|
| 40. | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
UK
|
37 664
|
6.0
|
41
|
| 41. | Norwegian |
Norway
|
37 615
|
24.0
|
86
|
| 42. | China Airlines |
Taiwan
|
35 886
|
14.2
|
79
|
| 43. | Swiss |
Switzerland
|
35 717
|
16.2
|
76
|
| 44. | Asiana Airlines |
South Korea
|
35 223
|
16.5
|
84
|
| 45. | Air India |
India
|
35 101
|
16.7
|
100
|
| 46. | SAS |
Sweden
|
34 594
|
28.4
|
146 |
| 47. | Alitalia |
Italy
|
34 500
|
23.4
|
106
|
| 48. | Jet Airways |
India
|
34 423
|
19.5
|
104
|
| 49. | WestJet |
Canada
|
33 514
|
19.7
|
107
|
| 50. | Virgin Australia |
Australia
|
33 067
|
19.7
|
95
|
| 51. | Avianca |
Colombia
|
32 602
|
26.2
|
83
|
| 52. | Thomson Airways |
UK
|
31 652
|
10.4
|
62
|
| 53. | Sichuan Airlines |
China
|
31 414
|
19.2
|
101
|
| 54. | Lion Air |
Indonesia
|
31 400
|
36.0
|
103
|
| 55. | EVA Air |
Taiwan
|
30 518
|
8.9
|
65
|
| 56. | Garuda Indonesia |
Indonesia
|
30 231
|
21.6
|
134
|
| 57. | TAP Portugal |
Portugal
|
30 119
|
11.4
|
61
|
| 58. | Aeromexico |
Mexico
|
28 772
|
17.2
|
131
|
| 59. | Jetstar |
Australia
|
28 644
|
17.1
|
70
|
| 60. | Air New Zealand |
New Zealand
|
28 078
|
13.7
|
51
|
| 61. | Xiamen Airlines |
China
|
27 712
|
20.4
|
118
|
| 62. | AirAsia |
Malaysia
|
27 274
|
22.1
|
80
|
| 63. | Vietnam Airlines |
Vietnam
|
26 500
|
16.0
|
79
|
| 64. | IndiGo |
India
|
26 048
|
22.9
|
96
|
| 65. | Condor |
Germany
|
25 916
|
7.2
|
42
|
| 66. | ExpressJet Airlines |
USA
|
25 608
|
31.0
|
367
|
| 67. | Copa Airlines |
Panama
|
25 604
|
7.8
|
80
|
| 68. | Wizz Air |
Hungary
|
25 351
|
16.5
|
61
|
| 69. | SkyWest Airlines |
USA
|
24 953
|
27.8
|
337
|
| 70. | Philippine Airlines |
Philippine
|
24 821
|
9.6
|
58
|
| 71. | Finnair |
Finland
|
24 772
|
9.6
|
46
|
| 72. | Spirit Airlines |
USA
|
22 783
|
14.3
|
73
|
| 73. | Hawaiian Airlines |
USA
|
22 399
|
10.2
|
48
|
| 74. | South African Airways |
South Africa
|
22 313
|
7.0
|
56
|
| 75. | Ethiopian Airlines |
Ethiopia
|
22 267
|
6.2
|
69
|
| 76. | Air Europa |
Spain
|
21 980
|
9.6
|
53
|
| 77. | Vueling Airlines |
Spain
|
21 455
|
21.5
|
99
|
| 78. | AirAsia X |
Malaysia
|
20 817
|
4.2
|
16
|
| 79. | Thomas Cook Airlines |
UK
|
20 696
|
6.0
|
37
|
| 80. | UTair |
Russia
|
20 199
|
8.6
| 266 |
| 81. | Pegasus Airlines |
Turkey
|
19 500
|
19.7
|
54
|
| 82. | El Al |
Israel
|
18 984
|
4.6
|
38
|
| 83. | TUIfly |
Germany
|
18 500
|
7.8
|
27
|
| 84. | Austrian Airlines |
Austria
| 18 428 |
11.2
|
76
|
| 85. | Egyptair |
Egypt
|
18 358
|
8.8
|
57
|
| 86. | Spring Airlines |
China
|
18 258
|
11.4
|
50
|
| 87. | Frontier Airlines |
USA
|
17 946
|
12.2
|
56
|
| 88. | Shandong Airlines |
China
|
17 580
|
14.1
|
82
|
| 89. | Air Transat |
Canada
|
17 500
|
3.5
|
25
|
| 90. | Cebu Pacific Air |
Philippines
|
16 213
|
16.9
|
51
|
| 91. | Virgin America |
USA
|
16 212
|
6.5
|
53
|
| 92. | Air Lingus |
Ireland
|
16 088
|
9.8
|
49
|
| 93. | Azul |
Brazil
|
15 707
|
20.0
|
146
|
| 94. | Monarch Airlines |
UK
|
15 705
|
7.0
|
34
|
| 95. | Volaris |
Mexico
|
15 644
|
9.8
|
53
|
| 96. | S7 Airlines |
Russia
|
15 583
|
7.9
|
45
|
| 97. | Transavia Airlines |
Netherlands
|
14 000
|
6.8
|
36
|
| 98. | Capital Airlines |
China
|
13 823
|
9.2
|
91
|
| 99. | Air Arabia |
UAE
|
13 800
|
6.8
|
34
|
| 100. | Nordwind Airlines |
Russia
|
13 402
|
4.5
|
18
|
Source: Airline Business, July-August 2015