Top 11 Airlines by Annual Passenger Numbers With Route Maps

The following list of 11 airlines by the number of annual passengers comes from the 2024 Big Book of Airline Data by IdeaWorksCompany.

Note the data below is for individual airline brands and not airline groups as a whole.

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11. China Eastern

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• Annual Passengers: 64,265,340
• Number of Destinations: 223
• Daily Flights: 2,506
• Fleet Size: 639

More about China Eastern here.

10. Air China

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• Annual Passengers: 67,021,840
• Number of Destinations: 203
• Daily Flights: 1,659
• Fleet Size: 500

More about Air China here.

9. LATAM Airlines

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• Annual Passengers: 73,898,000
• Number of Destinations: 152
• Daily Flights: 1,292
• Fleet Size: 163

More about LATAM Airlines here.

8. easyJet

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• Annual Passengers: 82,800,000
• Number of Destinations: 158
• Daily Flights: 1,298
• Fleet Size: 157

More about easyJet here.

7. China Southern Airlines

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• Number of Destinations: 237
• Annual Passengers: 85,615,050
• Daily Flights: 2,125
• Fleet Size: 662

More about China Southern Airlines here.

6. IndiGo

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• Annual Passengers: 106,400,970
• Number of Destinations: 123
• Daily Flights: 2,244
• Fleet Size: 390

More about IndiGo here.

5. Southwest Airlines

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• Annual Passengers: 137,279,000
• Number of Destinations: 121
• Daily Flights: 3,592
• Fleet Size: 828

More about Southwest Airlines here.

4. United Airlines

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• Annual Passengers: 164,297,000
• Number of Destinations: 358
• Daily Flights: 4,167
• Fleet Size: 986

More about United Airlines here.

3. Ryanair

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• Annual Passengers: 183,700,000
• Number of Destinations: 235
• Daily Flights: 2,584
• Fleet Size: 607

More about Ryanair here.

2. Delta Air Lines

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• Annual Passengers: 190,000,000
• Number of Destinations: 311
• Daily Flights: 4,343
• Fleet Size: 993

More about Delta Air Lines here.

1. American Airlines

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• Annual Passengers: 211,000,000
• Number of Destinations: 353
• Daily Flights: 5,946
• Fleet Size: 970

More about American Airlines here.

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