World’s Largest Airlines In 2019

When talking about the biggest airlines in the world, physical size is not the sole determining factor—it’s merely just a part of the equation. If you keep scrolling, you’ll be able to see the most massive of them all in a total of nine categories, which include the number of passengers carried, fleet size or the number of aircrafts of similar model being operated by a certain airline, revenue, number of routes taken, destinations reached and countries served, and a few more interesting classifications!
Largest By Revenue

1. American Airlines Group (United States) – US$ 43 B
2. Delta Air Lines (United States) – US$ 42.1 B
3. Lufthansa (Germany) US$ 41.5 B
4. United Airlines (United States) US$ 38.3 B
5. Air France–KLM (France/ Netherlands) US$ 29.1 B
6. IAG (Spain/ UK) US$ 26 B
7. Southwest Airlines (United States) US$ 21.2 B
8. China Southern Airlines (China) US$ 19.7 B
9. All Nippon Airways (Japan) US$ 17.8 B
10. China Eastern Airlines (China) US$ 15.7 B
Largest by Passengers Carried

1. American Airlines Group (United States) – 199.6 M
2. Delta Air Lines (United States) – 186.4 M
3. Southwest Airlines (United States) – 157.8 M
4. United Airlines (United States) – 148.1 M
5. Ryanair (Ireland) – 130.3 M
6. Lufthansa Group (Germany) – 130 M
7. China Southern Airlines (China) – 126.3 M
8. China Eastern Airlines (China) – 110.8 M
9. IAG (Spain/ UK) – 104.8 M
10. Air China Group (China) – 101.6 M
Largest By Scheduled Passenger-Kilometers Flown
Airline Holdings Group

1. American Airlines Group (United States) – 364,191 M
2. Delta Air Lines (United States) – 350,299 M
3. United Airlines Holdings (United States) – 347,963 M
4. The Emirates Group (United Arab Emirates) – 292,221 M
5. Lufthansa Group (Germany) – 261,156 M
6. International Airlines Group (Spain/UK) – 252,819 M
7. Air France–KLM (France/ Netherlands) – 248,476 M
8. China Southern Airlines (China) – 230,697 M
9. Southwest Airlines (United States) – 207,802 M
10. Air China (China) – 201,090 M
Individual Airlines

1. American Airlines (United States) – 330,577 M
2. Delta Air Lines (United States) – 330,034 M
3. United Airlines (United States) – 329,562 M
4. Emirates (United Arab Emirates) – 302,298 M
5. Southwest Airlines (United States) – 214,561 M
6. China Southern Airlines (China) – 200,239 M
7. Ryanair (Ireland) – 170,900 M
8. China Eastern Airlines (China) – 166,282 M
9. Air China (China) – 161,199 M –
10. Lufthansa (Germany) / British Airways (United Kingdom) – 158,986 M
Largest By Scheduled Freight Ton-Kilometers

1. FedEx Express (United States) – 17,499 M
2. Emirates SkyCargo (United Arab Emirates) – 12,713 M
3. Qatar Airways Cargo (Qatar) – 12,695 M
4. UPS Airlines (United States) – 12,459 M
5. Cathay Pacific Cargo (Hong Kong) – 11,284 M
6. Korean Air Cargo (South Korea) – 7,839 M
7. Lufthansa Cargo (Germany) – 7,394 M
8. Cargolux (Luxembourg) – 7,322 M
9. Air China Cargo (China) – 7,051 M
10. China Southern Airlines (China) / Singapore Airlines Cargo (Singapore ) – 6,597 M
Largest By Fleet Size

1. American Airlines (United States) – 950
2. Delta Air Lines (United States) – 850
3. United Airlines (United States) – 745
4. Southwest Airlines (United States) – 697
5. China Southern Airlines (China) – 545
6. China Eastern Airlines (China) – 486
7. Ryanair (Ireland) – 413
8. Air China (China) – 392
9. FedEx Express (United States) – 371
10. Turkish Airlines (Turkey) – 329
Largest By Number Of Countries Served

1. Turkish Airlines (Turkey) – 121
2. Air France (France) – 91
3. British Airways (United Kingdom) – 82
4. Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia) – 81
5. Emirates (United Arab Emirates) – 78
6. Qatar Airways (Qatar) – 78
7. Lufthansa (Germany) – 75
8. KLM (Netherlands) – 67
9. American Airlines (United States) / United Airlines (United States) – 62
10. Aeroflot (Russia) – 58
Largest By Number Of Routes

1. Ryanair (Ireland) – 1,831
2. American Airlines (United States) – 1,106
3. United Airlines (United States) – 950
4. easyJet (United Kingdom) – 945
5. Delta Air Lines (United States) – 939
6. Southwest Airlines (United States) – 754
7. China Southern (China) – 667
7. China Eastern (China) – 648
8. Wizz Air (Hungary) – 615
9. Air China (China) – 470
10. TUI Airways (United Kingdom) – 470
Largest By Number Of Destinations

1. UPS Airlines (United States) – 727
2. FedEx Express (United States) – 375
3. United Airlines (United States) – 373
4. American Airlines (United States) – 350
5. Delta Air Lines (United States) – 320
6. Turkish Airlines (Turkey) – 302
7. Lufthansa (Germany) – 274
8. China Eastern Airlines (China) – 217
9. Air France (France) – 204
10. Air China (China) – 201
Largest By Brand Value

1. American Airlines (United States) – US$ 9.094 B
2. Delta Air Lines (United States) – US$ 8.712 B
3. United Airlines (United States) – US$ 7.027 B
4. Emirates Airlines (United Arab Emirates) – US$ 5.336 B
5. Southwest Airlines (United States) – US$ 5.298 B
6. China Southern Airlines (China) – US$ 4.063 B
7. China Eastern Airlines (China) – US$ 3.81 B
8. British Airways (United Kingdom) – US$ 3.484 B
9. Air China (China) – US$ 3.433 B
10. Lufthansa (Germany) – US$ 2.914 B