Top 10 largest airlines in the world by passengers count
We created a list of the 10 largest airlines in the world measured by the amount of passengers carried.
| Airline | Country | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Airlines Group | United States | 199,600,000 | 198,700,000 | 146,530,000 |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | United States | 186,400,000 | 183,700,000 | 138,842,000 |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | United States | 157,800,000 | 151,800,000 | 144,575,000 |
| 4 | United Airlines | United States | 148,100,000 | 143,200,000 | 95,384,000 |
| 5 | Ryanair | Ireland | 130,300,000 | 119,800,000 | 101,401,000 |
| 6 | Lufthansa Group | United States | 130,000,000 | 62,400,000 | |
| 7 | China Southern Airlines | China | 126,300,000 | 84,900,000 | 109,301,000 |
| 8 | China Eastern Airlines | China | 110,800,000 | 80,900,000 | 75,139,000 |
| 9 | IAG | Spain / UK | 104,800,000 | ||
| 10 | Air China Group | China | 101,600,000 |
