Biggest airlines in the world — the full ranked list
The complete ranking of biggest airlines in the world, in order, with what the ranking counts and how firm the figures behind it are. Free reference, no sign-up — and the guessing game that plays the same list.
By passengers carried each year. American, Delta and United run enormous domestic networks, which is what puts them on top.
The figures behind this ranking move over time, so the order is right for now rather than fixed.
100 entries, in order.
- American Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- United Airlines
- Ryanair
- Southwest Airlines
- China Southern Airlines
- IndiGo
- easyJet
- Turkish Airlines
- China Eastern Airlines
- Air China
- Lufthansa
- Emirates
- Air France
- British Airways
- Qatar Airways
- ANA
- Japan Airlines
- Aeroflot
- KLM
- Qantas
- Singapore Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- Wizz Air
- Vueling
- Alaska Airlines
- JetBlue
- Spirit Airlines
- AirAsia
- Vietnam Airlines
- Korean Air
- Etihad Airways
- Air India
- SpiceJet
- Air Canada
- LATAM
- Iberia
- Swiss
- Norwegian
- Thai Airways
- Frontier Airlines
- Allegiant Air
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Volaris
- Aeromexico
- Copa Airlines
- Avianca
- Gol
- Azul
- Jet2
- TUI Airways
- Eurowings
- Transavia
- Pegasus Airlines
- Air Europa
- TAP Air Portugal
- Aegean Airlines
- Finnair
- SAS
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Austrian Airlines
- Brussels Airlines
- ITA Airways
- Royal Air Maroc
- EgyptAir
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Kenya Airways
- Saudia
- flydubai
- Air Arabia
- Kuwait Airways
- Oman Air
- Gulf Air
- Royal Jordanian
- El Al
- China Airlines
- EVA Air
- Xiamen Airlines
- Hainan Airlines
- Shenzhen Airlines
- Juneyao Airlines
- Spring Airlines
- Asiana Airlines
- Jeju Air
- Peach Aviation
- Jetstar
- Virgin Australia
- Air New Zealand
- Garuda Indonesia
- Lion Air
- Cebu Pacific
- Philippine Airlines
- VietJet Air
- Bangkok Airways
- Akasa Air
- WestJet
- Porter Airlines
- Aer Lingus
- Cathay Dragon
- Air Astana
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