List of largest airlines in Asia explained

This is a list of the largest airlines in Asia by fleet size and total passengers carried in a twelve-month period. The table is updated periodically as and when new monthly data are available. Figures are for individual airlines; aggregate figures for airline groups (airlines and their partners/subsidiaries related by full equity ownership) are shown only when they are officially published. The list excludes companies headquartered on the Asian side of Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan.

By passengers carried (millions)

Rank Country width=130pxAirline / holding '24'23'22'21'20'19'18'17 '16 '15 '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 Passenger fleet Current
destinations 		Sources Alliance
1China Southern Airlines66.3 (May)142.262.698.596.9151.6139.8126.2 114.6 109.4 100.9 91.8 86.5 80.776.4 629 216https://www.csair.com/en/about/investor/shengcanshuju/2020/http://www.csair.com/en/about/investor/shengcanshuju/2017/index.shtmlhttps://www.csair.com/en/about/investor/shengcanshuju/2022/n/a
262.4 (May)128.438.6 69.0 68.7 115.0109.7101.5 96.5 89.8 83.0 77.772.4 69.4 60.0 456201http://www.airchina.com.cn/en/investor_relations/traffic_data.shtmlhttp://www.airchina.com.cn/en/investor_relations/images/financial_info_and_roadshow/2014/04/17/4C8FF7EC56E8AB2EF48EDE95DA74FC5D.pdfStar Alliance
3IndiGo45.3 (May)103.576.748.435.0 84.761.949.2 41.0 29.7 22.819.3 15.8 12 8.5 342122http://www.anna.aero/2014/02/05/indigo-passes-70-million-passengers/https://web.archive.org/web/20190710150331/http://dgca.nic.in/reports/stat-ind.htmhttp://www.myiris.com/news/livenews/domestic-airlines-passenger-traffic-up-20.34-in-2015-indigo-tops-market-share-chart/20160118155707121https://www.goindigo.in/information/investor-relations/operational-statistics.html[1] n/a
4115.642.579.074.5130.0121.1 110.8 101.7 93.8 83.8 79.1 73.1 68.7 64.9 588 248http://www.ceair.com/about/yysj_2018/index.htmlhttp://centreforaviation.com/news/china-eastern-airlines-achieves-fifth-consecutive-year-of-profits-in-2013-transports-80-million-pax-296444https://www.ceair.com/global/en_static/AboutChinaEasternAirlines/intoEasternAirlines/InvestorRelations/operationalSummary/SkyTeam
557.034.27.722.883.573.0 63.3 60.1 54.8 48.8 45.234.1 29.9 25.7 255165https://newsroom.airasia.com/news/capital-a-fourth-quarter-2023-and-full-financial-year-2023-operating-results#gsc.tab=0 http://www.airasia.com/my/en/about-us/ir-operating-statistics.page http://airasiax.listedcompany.com/operating_statistics.html-
626.3 (May)54.522.114.111.330.428.326.4 23.5 18.0 16.717.3 16.0 align="right" - 15.0 122102https://web.archive.org/web/20190710150331/http://dgca.nic.in/reports/stat-ind.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190710150331/http://dgca.nic.in/reports/stat-ind.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190710150331/http://dgca.nic.in/reports/stat-ind.htmStar Alliance
743.619.66.656.258.658.5 56.1 51.9 49.3 44.5 39.4 34.0 31.4 27.4 252157https://cdn.ek.aero/downloads/ek/pdfs/report/annual_report_2018.pdfhttp://www.theemiratesgroup.com/english/facts-figures/annual-report.aspx[2] n/a
86.4 (Feb)42.729.218.813.150.7 49.8 49.2 47.3 50.8 50.4 49.0 47.4 44.9 45.7 22597https://www.ana.co.jp/group/en/pr/https://web.archive.org/web/20161222082634/http://www.ana.co.jp/group/en/pr/pdf/20161130-2.pdfStar Alliance
96.3 (Feb)40.730.116.28.5 (Apr)44.643.642.3 40.6 39.9 39.1 38.6 37.6 35.4 44.7 156 92http://press.jal.co.jp/en/financial/oneworld
1034.7 20.72.27.038.135.5 32.4 33.7 22.5 22.2 18.7 18.1 16.9 16.6 157137https://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pdf/Investor-Relations/Operating-Stats/opstats-dec22.pdfhttp://www.singaporeair.com/jsp/cms/en_UK/global_header/operatingstatistics.jspStar Alliance
11-21.141.337.081.779.9 71.7 46.3 38.6 35.6 26.3 22.6 20.5 18.6 221110http://www.hnair.com/HNAIRNETDOCS/FINANCEFILE/File_2008325859426571.pdfhttps://archive.today/20140326100129/http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2014/3/19/hainan_airlines_2013_net_up_9.htmn/a
12--9.9 (Lion Air only)--56.351.840.8 (Lion & Batik only) 53.0 45.0 37.9 32.0 27.0 20.5 14060https://reader.flightglobal.com/publications-dist/1264/81157/2220/21696/article.htmlhttp://www.indonesia-investments.com/news/todays-headlines/aviation-industry-indonesia-lion-air-eyes-15-air-passenger-growth/item7525?n/a
13Saudia30.331.9--36.9-32.2 30.0 27.9 14.8 11.5 10.3 8.4 align="right" - 157132http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/526645/BUSINESS/Saudia-achieves-record-passenger-numbershttp://atwonline.com/site-files/atwonline.com/files/archive/atwonline.com/sites/files/ATW_FactsFigures_1211_0.pdfhttp://centreforaviation.com/analysis/saudi-arabia-aviation-an-evolving-market-is-about-to-undergo-another-rapid-transition-in-2014-149981SkyTeam
14VietJet Air25.320.55.41525.023.1 17.1 14.1 9.3 align="right" - align="right" - align="right" - align="right" - align="right" - 7446https://ir.vietjetair.com/Home/Menu/key-highlight-presentationn/a
15-31.718.55.832.329.529.132.0 30.0 26.7 22.4 18.0 17.0 16.0 253 173http://www.qatarairways.com/iwov-resources/temp-docs/press-kit/The%20Story%20of%20Qatar%20Airways%20-%20English.pdfhttp://www.qatarairways.com/iwov-resources/temp-docs/press-kit/The%20Story%20of%20Qatar%20Airways%20-%20English.pdfhttps://www.qatarairways.com/content/dam/documents/annual-reports/2019/ENG_Annual_Report_2019_V2.pdfoneworld
1624.221.16.114.122.921.9 21.9 20.7 17.4 15.7 15.0 14.0 align="right" - align="right" - 10364https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/transport/vietnam-airlines-considers-creating-cargo-unit-to-boost-revenuehttp://investvine.comvietnam-airlines-reports-25m-profit-for-2013/SkyTeam
1711.5 (Jun)20.914.93.45.022.520.3 19.7 19.1 18.4 16.9 14.4 12.3 10.5 9.6 5262https://www.bworldonline.com/corporate/2024/08/08/612857/ceb-profits-halved-to-p1-31b-amid-soaring-q2-costs/https://tribune.net.ph/2024/05/08/ceb-records-p253-b-revenue-in-q1https://www.portcalls.com/cebu-pacific-back-in-black-after-3-years-in-the-red/https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/13/cebu-pacific-logs-p5-b-9-month-net-incomehttps://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1955073/cebu/business/cebu-pacific-flies-135m-domestic-passengers-in-2022https://manilastandard.net/news/314285209/cebu-pac-restores-92-pre-covid-capacity.htmlhttps://cebupacificaircorporate.com/Pages/operating-statistics.aspx https://mb.com.ph/2022/03/23/ceb-bled-p25-b-in-2021/Value Alliance
1820.014.911.010.831.938.4 36.2 34.9 32.929.1 24.9 20.4 17.1 12.5 13490https://jakartaglobe.id/business/garuda-indonesias-revenue-soars-by-40-percent-to-294-billion-in-2023https://www.garuda-indonesia.com/id/en/investor-relations/company-data/monthly-operating-data/index.pagehttps://www.garuda-indonesia.com/files/pdf/investor-relations/monthly-operating-data/Inner_Features_-_October_2018.pdfSkyTeam
1918.02.80.74.635.235.4 34.8 34.3 34.0 31.5 29.9 29.0 27.6 26.8 15988https://news.cathaypacific.com/category/updates#oneworld
2016.712.85.03.015.013.012.0 11.5 10.8 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.6 64 170n/a
217.9 (Jun)14.79.32.93.916.715.914.5 13.4 12.0 12.0 11.2 12.7 align="right" - align="right" - 78 72https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/pal-logs-122m-net-income-from-jan-to-junehttps://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/902214/pal-net-income-up-92-in-2023/story/https://phi.com.ph/financial-reports/n/a
2214.59.91.73.9-- 14.0 20.7 15.016.0 17.2 13.4 13.3 13.1 81 64https://reader.flightglobal.com/publications-dist/1264/81157/2220/21696/article.htmlhttp://ir.chartnexus.com/mas/index.phphttps://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworld-fact-sheets/oneworld-at-a-glanceoneworld
2314.010.03.14.217.517.8 18.618.4 17.6 14.8 11.5 10.2 8.3 7.1 10381https://gulfbusiness.com/etihad-carries-14-million-passengers-in-2023/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/01/113_172044.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150226052434/http://www.etihad.com/en-au/about-us/news/archive/2014/etihad-airways-posts-third-consecutive-year-of-the-net-profit-up-48-per-cent-to-usd-62-million/https://onemileatatime.com/etihad-2018-losses/n/a
24FlyDubai13.810.65.63.29.611.010.9 10.4 9.0 7.3 6.9 5.1 - - 78114https://news.flydubai.com/n/a
2513.69.01.65.924.524.324.6 22.3 21.2 19.1 21.5 20.6 18.4 18.2 7765https://ir.thaiairways.comStar Alliance
2611.22.20.32.312.812.512.1 11.2 10.0 8.9 8.0 7.5 6.6 6.4 8762https://web.archive.org/web/20131109215255/http://www.evaair.com/en-global/investor-relations/financial-reports/http://www.evaair.com/images/englobal/evaair-2018-monthly-revenue-report-en-nov_tcm33-53483.pdfStar Alliance
27SpiceJet4.0 (May)10.212.49.08.024.319.217.3 14.3 11.712.6 11.7 9.5 8.6 6.6 11853https://web.archive.org/web/20190710150331/http://dgca.nic.in/reports/stat-ind.htmn/a
289.51.50.22.415.615.615.1 14.7 14.7 14.1 12.8 11.4 align="right" - 11.3 84102https://www.china-airlines.com/tw/en/investor-relations/indexhttps://web.archive.org/web/20181118122952/https://www.china-airlines.com/tw/en/Images/2018_Financial_and_Operational_Result_tcm38-29491.pdfSkyTeam
29--5.77.527.0-26.826.8 24.9 23.3 23.6 24.0 a lign="right" 23.3 22.9 159121http://centreforaviation.com/news/south-koreas-domestic-pax-up-4-to-224m-in-2013-intl-pax-up-7-to-51m-301830https://www.koreanair.com/global/en/about/who-we-are2/vision-statements-ethics/factsandfigures/SkyTeam
30-----23.5 17.2 18.4 - 17.3 16.3 15.0 14.7 13.9 8390http://atwonline.com/site-files/atwonline.com/files/archive/atwonline.com/sites/files/ATW_FactsFigures_1211_0.pdfhttp://centreforaviation.com/news/south-koreas-domestic-pax-up-4-to-224m-in-2013-intl-pax-up-7-to-51m-301830http://www.staralliance.com/en/member-airline-details?airlineCode=OZStar Alliance
31Jeju Air-7.96.54.38.412.04.6 - - - - - - - 39 41https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/jeju-air-jin-air-enjoy-profits-in-first-three-months-of-2023/153299.articlehttps://www.jejuair.net/en/main/base/index.doValue Alliance
3213.57.46.63.65.14.34.2 3.8 - - 3.7 3.3 29 58 https://airastana.com/kaz/en-USn/a
33Akasa Air3.0 (May)6.20.72216 https://www.akasaair.com/news-roomn/a
34Uzbekistan Airways15.74.03.01.011.010.1 9.9 align="right" - 8.6 7.8 6.5 5.2 align="right" - align="right" - 3965n/a
35Royal Jordanian-3.01.6-3.33.33.1 - - - - - - - 31 54https://rj.comoneworld
36Biman Bangladesh Airlines-2.81.20.91.81.81.7 2140https://www.biman-airlines.com/n/a
37Bangkok Airways3.0 (Sep)2.60.51.95.95.95.9 5.7 5.6 5.1 4.9 35 30https://www.bangkokair.com/press-releasen/a
38Starlux Airlines3.50.321 29 n/a
39Alliance Air (India)0.6 (May)1.61.51.00.81.61.61.00.50.30.30.30.40.4-2175https://www.allianceair.inn/a
40Oman Air--1.2---8.5 7.7 6.4 5.1 4.9 3.8 3.3 50 53https://omanair.comoneworld
41Pakistan International Airlines25.2 (May)-17.3-9.814.610.49.88.99.29.59.711.111.510.54769n/a
42Sri Lankan Airlines--1.30.25.35.85.9 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.3 25 48https://www.srilankan.com/en_uk/corporate/annual-reportsoneworld
Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indigo2022 Statistics Directorate General of Civil Aviation Government of India . 2023-03-06 . www.dgca.gov.in.
  2. Web site: The Emirates Group Annual Report 2018-2019.

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