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Largest Airlines in the world
Largest Airlines by Passengers
The top 10 list based on 2021 data.
Airline | Country |
China Southern Air Holding | China |
American Airlines Group | United States |
Delta Air Lines Group | United States |
China Eastern Air Holding | China |
Air China Group | China |
Southwest Airlines | United States |
United Airlines Holdings | United States |
Ryanair | Ireland |
Hainan Airlines Group | China |
Lufthansa Group | Germany |
By Flown distance
American Airlines |
China Southern Airlines |
Delta Air Lines |
United Airlines |
China Eastern Airlines |
Southwest Airlines |
Emirates |
Air China |
Ryanair |
Qatar Airways |
By Company Revenue (in U$ billions)
The top 10 list based on Forbes.
Airline | Revenue |
Delta Air Lines | 35.1 |
American Airlines Group | 34.8 |
United Airlines Holdings | 29 |
Lufthansa Group | 19.9 |
Air France–KLM | 16.9 |
Southwest Airlines | 15.8 |
China Southern Airlines | 15.8 |
Turkish Airlines | 10.9 |
China Eastern Airlines | 10.4 |
IAG | 9.9 |
What is the largest airline in the world?
There are many rankings of the largest airlines based on different criteria.
- The largest airline in the world by passengers is China Southern Air Holding.
- The largest airline in the world by company revenue is Delta air lines.
- The largest by flown distance is American Airlines.