| Airline | Passengers (in million) 2009 |
Passengers (in million) 2010 |
Main Hub | Headquarter City |
Country | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Middle East | ||||||||
| Emirates Airline | 27,454 | 31,422 | Dubai International Airport | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | |||
| Qatar Airways | 10,212 | 12,392 | Doha International Airport | Doha | Qatar | |||
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | 18,334 | 18,172 | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | |||
| Asia/Pacific | ||||||||
| AirAsia | 14,253 | 16,055 | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | |||
| Air China | 39,841 | 46,241 | Beijing Capital International Airport | Beijing | China | |||
| Air New Zealand Group | 12,368 | 12,324 | Auckland Airport | Auckland | New Zealand | |||
| ANA – All Nippon Airways | 44,562 | 45,743 | Narita International Airport (IATA code: NRT) | Tokyo | Japan | |||
| Asiana Airlines | 12,372 | 13,944 | Incheon International Airport | Seoul | South Korea | |||
| Cathay Pacific | 24,558 | 26,796 | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | China | |||
| Cebu Pacific Air | 10,460 | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Manila | Philippines | ||||
| China Airlines | 10,024 | 11,326 | Taiwan Taoyuan International | Taipei | Taiwan | |||
| China Eastern Airlines | 44,043 | 64,878 | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | Shanghai | China | |||
| China Southern Airlines | 66,279 | 76,455 | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Guangzhou | China | |||
| Garuda Indonesia | 11,206 | 12,775 | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport | Jakarta | Indonesia | |||
| Hainan Group | 17,879 | 18,626 | Haikou Meilan International Airport | Haikou, Hainan | China | |||
| JAL Group(Japan Airlines) | 47,952 | 34,795 | Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport |
Tokyo | Japan | |||
| Jet Airways | 12,039 | 14,667 | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | Mumbai | India | |||
| Jetstar | 10,233 | 12,277 | Melbourne Airport | Melbourne | Australia | |||
| Kingfisher Airlines | 11,060 | 12,012 | Bengaluru International Airport | Bangalore | India | |||
| Korean Air | 20,410 | 22,926 | Incheon International Airport | Seoul | South Korea | |||
| Lion Air | 13,377 | 20,500 | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport | Jakarta | Indonesia | |||
| Malaysia Airlines | 11,947 | 13,112 | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | |||
| Qantas | 23,622 | 22,540 | Sydney Airport | Sydney | Australia | |||
| Shenzhen Airlines | 15,109 | 17,568 | Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport | Shenzhen | China | |||
| Singapore Airlines | 16,480 | 16,647 | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | Singapore | |||
| Thai Airways International | 18,477 | 18,165 | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bangkok | Thailand | |||
| Vietnam Airlines | 12,300 | Noi Bai International Airport Tan Son Nhat International Airport |
Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City |
Vietnam | ||||
| Virgin Blue Airlines | 18,251 | 19,009 | Brisbane Airport | Brisbane | Australia | |||
| Europe | ||||||||
| Aer Lingus | 10,382 | 9,346 | Belfast International | Belfast | United Kingdom | |||
| Aeroflot Russian Airlines | 11,286 | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Moscow | Russia | ||||
| Air Berlin Group | 27,911 | 33,593 | Berlin-Tegel Airport | Berlin | Germany | |||
| Air France KLM | 71,394 | 71,320 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | France | |||
| Alitalia | 21,728 | 23,355 | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport | Rome | Italy | |||
| Austrian Airlines Group | 9,945 | 10,895 | Vienna International Airport | Vienna | Austria | |||
| British Airways | 31,825 | 24,088 | London Heathrow Airport. | London | United Kingdom | |||
| easyJet | 45,164 | 48,800 | London Luton Airport | London | United Kingdom | |||
| Iberia Group merged with British Airways to form International Airlines Group IAG |
25,560 | — | Madrid-Barajas Airport Barcelona El Prat Airport |
London (Head office) Madrid (Registered office) |
United Kingdom Spain |
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| Lufthansa | 55,589 | 58,916 | Flughafen Frankfurt am Main | Frankfurt | Germany | |||
| Norwegian Air Shuttle trading as Norwegian |
10,754 | 13,029 | Oslo Airport, Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda, Helsinki-Vantaa | Norway | ||||
| Ryanair | 66,500 | 72,100 | Dublin Airport | Dublin | Ireland | |||
| SAS Scandinavian Airlines | 21,383 | 21,532 | Copenhagen Airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Oslo Airport |
Copenhagen Stockholm |
Denmark Sweden Norway |
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| Swiss | 13,784 | 14,132 | Zurich Airport | Zurich | Switzerland | |||
| Thomson Airways | 11,239 | 10,965 | London Luton Airport | London | United Kingdom | |||
| Turkish Airlines (THY) | 25,099 | 29,099 | Atatürk International Airport | Istanbul | Turkey | |||
| Vueling Airlines | 11,036 | Barcelona El Prat Airport | Barcelona | Spain | ||||
| Latin America/ Caribbean | ||||||||
| Avianca | 10,157 | 11,663 | El Dorado International Airport | Bogotá | Colombia | |||
| AviancaTaca | 17,420 | El Dorado International Airport
Comalapa International Airport |
Bogotá | Colombia | ||||
| Gol Linhas Aereas | 28,385 | 32,122 | Congonhas Airport – CGH | São Paulo | Brazil | |||
| LAN Airlines | 15,406 | 17,293 | Santiago International Airport – SCL | Santiago | Chile | |||
| TAM Linhas Aereas | 28,957 | 34,553 | Guarulhos International Airport | São Paulo | Brazil | |||
| North America | ||||||||
| Air Canada | 22,206 | 23,615 | Toronto Pearson International Airport, | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | |||
| AirTran Airways | 23,998 | 24,721 | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta | USA | |||
| Alaska Airlines | 15,561 | 16,514 | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Portland International Airport |
Seattle | USA | |||
| American Airlines | 85,719 | 86,204 | Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas Fort Worth |
USA | |||
| American Eagle Airlinesregional affiliate of American Airlines, (AA) | 16,246 | Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas Fort Worth |
USA | ||||
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines | 13,170 | 13,931 | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta | USA | |||
| Continental Airlines merged with United Airlines in 2010 to United Continental |
45,573 | — | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | Houston | USA | |||
| Delta Air Lines | 161,047 | 162,615 | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta | USA | |||
| ExpressJet Airlines | 13,395 | 16,442 | LA/Ontario International Airport | Los Angeles/ Ontario |
USA | |||
| Frontier Airlines | 10,261 | 9,242 | Denver International Airport | Indianapolis | USA | |||
| JetBlue Airways | 22,450 | 24,254 | John F. Kennedy International Airport | New York | USA | |||
| Mesa Airlines | 10,963 | 9,042 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix | USA | |||
| Pinnacle Airlines | 10,771 | 10,537 | Memphis International Airport | Memphis | USA | |||
| SkyWest Airlines | 21,246 | 24,218 | Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Atlanta |
St. George | USA | |||
| Southwest Airlines | 101,430 | 106,307 | (Point-to-point transit) | Dallas | USA | |||
| United Airlines merged with Continental to form United Continental trading as United |
56,083 | 99,452 | O’Hare International Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport |
Chicago | USA | |||
| US Airways | 51,016 | 51,853 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix | USA | |||
| WestJet | 14,039 | 15,174 | Calgary International Airport | Calgary | Canada | |||
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